diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b16b671..a1040b9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -238,6 +238,13 @@ set_target_properties(QCBOR PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE C)
 #        )
 target_link_libraries(infinisim PRIVATE QCBOR)
 
+if(EXISTS ${InfiniTime_DIR}/src/displayapp/fonts/CMakeLists.txt)
+  # available since https://github.com/InfiniTimeOrg/InfiniTime/pull/1097
+  message(STATUS "add subdirectory ${InfiniTime_DIR}/src/displayapp/fonts for 'infinitime_fonts' target")
+  add_subdirectory(${InfiniTime_DIR}/src/displayapp/fonts fonts)
+  target_link_libraries(infinisim PRIVATE infinitime_fonts)
+endif()
+
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 # Special case for SDL2 dependency, goal is to find a config that exports SDL2::SDL2 target
 # libsdl2-dev has a `sdl2-config.cmake` that doesn't export this, but vcpkg does..
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 61f9097..c4bd956 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,17 +14,18 @@ For a history on how this simulator started and the challenges on its way visit
 - CMake
 - SDL2 (provides the simulator window, handles mouse and keyboard input)
 - Compiler (g++ or clang++)
+- [lv_font_conv](https://github.com/lvgl/lv_font_conv#install-the-script) (for `font.c` generation since [InfiniTime#1097](https://github.com/InfiniTimeOrg/InfiniTime/pull/1097))
 
 On Ubuntu/Debian install the following packages:
 
 ```sh
-sudo apt install -y cmake libsdl2-dev g++
+sudo apt install -y cmake libsdl2-dev g++ npm
 ```
 
 On Arch Linux the following packages are needed:
 
 ```sh
-sudo pacman -S cmake sdl2 gcc
+sudo pacman -S cmake sdl2 gcc npm
 ```
 
 On Fedora the following packages are needed:
@@ -33,6 +34,12 @@ On Fedora the following packages are needed:
 sudo dnf install cmake SDL2-devel gcc
 ```
 
+Then install the `lv_font_conv` executable to the source directory (will be installed at `node_modules/.bin/lv_font_conv`)
+
+```sh
+npm install lv_font_conv@1.5.2
+```
+
 ## Get the Sources
 
 Clone this repository and tell `git` to recursively download the submodules as well