diff --git a/agb/examples/text_render.rs b/agb/examples/text_render.rs
index e6a60b7d..741e3d95 100644
--- a/agb/examples/text_render.rs
+++ b/agb/examples/text_render.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use agb::{
 
 use core::fmt::Write;
 
-const FONT: Font = include_font!("examples/font/ark-pixel-10px-proportional-ja.ttf", 10);
+static FONT: Font = include_font!("examples/font/ark-pixel-10px-proportional-ja.ttf", 10);
 
 #[agb::entry]
 fn main(mut gba: agb::Gba) -> ! {
diff --git a/agb/src/display/font.rs b/agb/src/display/font.rs
index cb0c7a04..d725e4b1 100644
--- a/agb/src/display/font.rs
+++ b/agb/src/display/font.rs
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> TextRenderer<'b> {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::display::tiled::{TileFormat, TiledMap};
-    const FONT: Font = crate::include_font!("examples/font/yoster.ttf", 12);
+    static FONT: Font = crate::include_font!("examples/font/yoster.ttf", 12);
 
     #[test_case]
     fn font_display(gba: &mut crate::Gba) {