diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/fswebcam/fswebcam_20200725.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/fswebcam/fswebcam_20200725.bb
index bdda35df40..bc4f324da5 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/fswebcam/fswebcam_20200725.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/fswebcam/fswebcam_20200725.bb
@@ -18,4 +18,7 @@ DEPENDS = "gd"
 SRC_URI = "git://github.com/fsphil/fswebcam.git;protocol=https;branch=master;tag=${PV}"
 SRCREV = "db35d4bbd336885a44f017ff142bc9523dbdce3c"
 
+# Compile gd with PACKAGECONFIG fontconfig for easier font selection
+RRECOMMENDS:${PN} = "ttf-dejavu-sans"
+
 inherit autotools-brokensep