diff --git a/awesome-cv.cls b/awesome-cv.cls
index c26c775..7c2ae81 100644
--- a/awesome-cv.cls
+++ b/awesome-cv.cls
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 %                Configuration for fonts
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 % Set the FontAwesome font to be up-to-date.
-\newfontfamily\FA[Path=\@fontdir]{FontAwesome}
+\setfontfamily\FA[Path=\@fontdir]{FontAwesome}
 % Set font for header (default is Roboto)
 \newfontfamily\headerfont[
   Path=\@fontdir,