diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 6928ecdf..d7682e54 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ html: ${GENERATED_SYNOPSIS}
 
 .PHONY: latexpdf
 latexpdf: ${GENERATED_SYNOPSIS}
-	@echo "Requires python3-sphinx, texlive-xetex and xindy"
+	@echo "Requires python3-sphinx, texlive-xetex, xindy and texlive-fonts-extra"
 	$(SPHINXBUILD) -b latex $(ALLSPHINXOPTS) $(BUILDDIR)/latex
 	@echo "Running LaTeX files through xelatex..."
 	$(MAKE) -C $(BUILDDIR)/latex all-pdf
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 356450aa..cd0c613c 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ latex_elements = {
      'pointsize': '10pt',
 
     'fontpkg': r'''
-\setmainfont{DejaVu Serif}
-\setsansfont{DejaVu Sans}
+\setmainfont{XCharter}
+\setsansfont{Lato}
 \setmonofont{DejaVu Sans Mono}
 ''',