diff --git a/Tests/LibGfx/BenchmarkGfxPainter.cpp b/Tests/LibGfx/BenchmarkGfxPainter.cpp
index ca4fef41cf..5e763403ed 100644
--- a/Tests/LibGfx/BenchmarkGfxPainter.cpp
+++ b/Tests/LibGfx/BenchmarkGfxPainter.cpp
@@ -7,9 +7,19 @@
 #include <LibTest/TestCase.h>
 
 #include <LibGfx/Bitmap.h>
+#include <LibGfx/FontDatabase.h>
 #include <LibGfx/Painter.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+// Make sure that no matter what order tests are run in, we've got some
+// default fonts for the application to use without talking to WindowServer
+static struct FontDatabaseSpoofer {
+    FontDatabaseSpoofer()
+    {
+        Gfx::FontDatabase::the().set_default_font_query("Katica 10 400"sv);
+    }
+} g_spoof;
+
 BENCHMARK_CASE(diagonal_lines)
 {
     const int run_count = 50;