diff --git a/triggers/x11-fonts b/triggers/x11-fonts
index 72aeff1e9ab..2bf749883f9 100755
--- a/triggers/x11-fonts
+++ b/triggers/x11-fonts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
 # This trigger rebuilds the fonts.dir and fonts.scale files
-# for packages that install X11 fonts.
+# for packages that install X11 fonts, and update fontconfig's
+# cache for those fonts.
 #
 # Arguments:	$1 = action [run/targets]
 #		$2 = target [post-install/pre-remove]
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ trigger="x11-fonts"
 
 mkfontdir=./usr/bin/mkfontdir
 mkfontscale=./usr/bin/mkfontscale
+fccache=./usr/bin/fc-cache
 
 case "$1" in
 targets)
@@ -32,6 +34,8 @@ run)
 			${mkfontdir} .${dir} || exit $?
 			echo "Building ${dir}/fonts.scale..."
 			${mkfontscale} .${dir} || exit $?
+			echo "Updating fontconfig's cache..."
+			${fccache} .${dir} 2>/dev/null
 		done
 		;;
 	pre-remove)