diff --git a/default.beamer b/default.beamer
index 3219028f8..a54519ced 100644
--- a/default.beamer
+++ b/default.beamer
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ $endif$
     \usepackage{fontspec}
   \fi
   \defaultfontfeatures{Ligatures=TeX,Scale=MatchLowercase}
+$for(fontfamilies)$
+  \newfontfamily{$fontfamilies.name$}[$fontfamilies.options$]{$fontfamilies.font$}
+$endfor$
 $if(euro)$
   \newcommand{\euro}{€}
 $endif$