diff -up vlc-0.9.0-svn/modules/misc/freetype.c.default_font vlc-0.9.0-svn/modules/misc/freetype.c
--- vlc-0.9.0-svn/modules/misc/freetype.c.default_font	2007-11-21 22:58:06.000000000 +0100
+++ vlc-0.9.0-svn/modules/misc/freetype.c	2007-11-21 23:00:54.000000000 +0100
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_FONT "" /* Default font found at run-time */
 #define FC_DEFAULT_FONT "Arial"
 #else
-#define DEFAULT_FONT "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont/FreeSerifBold.ttf"
+#define DEFAULT_FONT "/usr/share/fonts/dejavu/DejaVuSerif-Bold.ttf"
 #define FC_DEFAULT_FONT "Serif Bold"
 #endif