diff --git a/docs/_scripts/serve.sh b/docs/_scripts/serve.sh
index a319d8e22..1762fa44c 100755
--- a/docs/_scripts/serve.sh
+++ b/docs/_scripts/serve.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,24 @@ set -e
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 
 if [ ! -s lab/fonts ]; then
-  ln -s ../../build/dist lab/fonts
+  ln -s ../../build/dist-unhinted lab/fonts
 fi
 
+# jekyll is a little dumb and resolves the lab/fonts symlink and copies
+# all font files to _site when started. Fix that. Bad jekyll!
+#
+# Step 1/2: remove any previous symlink, or jekyll crashes
+rm -rf _site/lab/fonts
+#
+# Step 2/2: create symlink again after some delay. Ugh.
+sh <<_EOF_ &
+N=3
+while [ \$N -gt 0 ]; do
+  sleep 1
+  rm -rf _site/lab/fonts
+  ln -s ../../../build/dist-unhinted _site/lab/fonts
+  let N=N-1
+done
+_EOF_
+
 jekyll serve --limit_posts 20 --watch --host 127.0.0.1 --port 3002 --open-url