diff --git a/jdk/src/solaris/native/sun/awt/fontpath.c b/jdk/src/solaris/native/sun/awt/fontpath.c
index 98d6f1419fc..db6f8fa9539 100644
--- a/jdk/src/solaris/native/sun/awt/fontpath.c
+++ b/jdk/src/solaris/native/sun/awt/fontpath.c
@@ -1191,8 +1191,16 @@ Java_sun_font_FontConfigManager_getFontConfig
 
             fontformat = NULL;
             (*FcPatternGetString)(fontPattern, FC_FONTFORMAT, 0, &fontformat);
-            if (fontformat != NULL && strcmp((char*)fontformat, "TrueType")
-                != 0) {
+            /* We only want TrueType fonts but some Linuxes still depend
+             * on Type 1 fonts for some Locale support, so we'll allow
+             * them there.
+             */
+            if (fontformat != NULL
+                && (strcmp((char*)fontformat, "TrueType") != 0)
+#ifdef __linux__
+                && (strcmp((char*)fontformat, "Type 1") != 0)
+#endif
+             ) {
                 continue;
             }
             result = (*FcPatternGetCharSet)(fontPattern,