diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/TextRenderer.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/TextRenderer.cpp
index 57392a12cd..09960a0575 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/TextRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/TextRenderer.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ private:
 
 static QHash<QString, Font*> LOADED_FONTS;
 
-Font* loadFont(QFile& fontFile) {
+Font* loadFont(QIODevice& fontFile) {
     Font* result = new Font();
     result->read(fontFile);
     return result;