diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6a42d20..5b1489a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 * added manpage
 * added makefile target for generating blog's manpage
 * added makefile target for serving blags docs locally
+* mkdocs: disabled loading of google fonts, using locally installed system
+  fonts instead
 * updated dependencies
 
 ## [2.3.0] -- 2024-04-24
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index e891eaf..ca2d247 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ nav:
 theme:
   name: material
   highlightjs: true
+  # disable google fonts, use system fonts
+  font: false
 
 markdown_extensions:
   - pymdownx.superfences