diff --git a/src/font/DeferredFace.zig b/src/font/DeferredFace.zig
index 60ac41458..6d0d6fe31 100644
--- a/src/font/DeferredFace.zig
+++ b/src/font/DeferredFace.zig
@@ -360,13 +360,13 @@ test "fontconfig" {
     defer def.deinit();
 
     // Verify we can get the name
-    const n = try def.name();
+    var buf: [1024]u8 = undefined;
+    const n = try def.name(&buf);
     try testing.expect(n.len > 0);
 
     // Load it and verify it works
-    try def.load(lib, .{ .points = 12 });
-    try testing.expect(def.hasCodepoint(' ', null));
-    try testing.expect(def.face.?.glyphIndex(' ') != null);
+    const face = try def.load(lib, .{ .points = 12 });
+    try testing.expect(face.glyphIndex(' ') != null);
 }
 
 test "coretext" {
diff --git a/src/font/Group.zig b/src/font/Group.zig
index b2fc99189..e14feb33a 100644
--- a/src/font/Group.zig
+++ b/src/font/Group.zig
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ test "discover monospace with fontconfig and freetype" {
     defer lib.deinit();
     var group = try init(alloc, lib, .{ .points = 12 });
     defer group.deinit();
-    try group.addFace(.regular, (try it.next()).?);
+    try group.addFace(.regular, .{ .deferred = (try it.next()).? });
 
     // Should find all visible ASCII
     var atlas_greyscale = try font.Atlas.init(alloc, 512, .greyscale);
diff --git a/src/font/discovery.zig b/src/font/discovery.zig
index f105b630c..67bde3b0d 100644
--- a/src/font/discovery.zig
+++ b/src/font/discovery.zig
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ pub const Fontconfig = struct {
             defer self.i += 1;
 
             return DeferredFace{
-                .face = null,
                 .fc = .{
                     .pattern = font_pattern,
                     .charset = (try font_pattern.get(.charset, 0)).char_set,