diff --git a/src/doc/rust.css b/src/doc/rust.css
index 932594b99126d..664bc0fdab002 100644
--- a/src/doc/rust.css
+++ b/src/doc/rust.css
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@
     font-family: 'Source Code Pro';
     font-style: normal;
     font-weight: 400;
-    src: local('Source Code Pro'), url("SourceCodePro-Regular.woff") format('woff');
+    /* Avoid using locally installed font because bad versions are in circulation:
+     * see https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/24355 */
+    src: url("SourceCodePro-Regular.woff") format('woff');
 }
 
 *:not(body) {
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/rustdoc.css b/src/librustdoc/html/static/rustdoc.css
index 7ee184c089ca4..15912b41d59c0 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/rustdoc.css
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/rustdoc.css
@@ -52,13 +52,15 @@
 	font-family: 'Source Code Pro';
 	font-style: normal;
 	font-weight: 400;
-	src: local('Source Code Pro'), url("SourceCodePro-Regular.woff") format('woff');
+	/* Avoid using locally installed font because bad versions are in circulation:
+	 * see https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/24355 */
+	src: url("SourceCodePro-Regular.woff") format('woff');
 }
 @font-face {
 	font-family: 'Source Code Pro';
 	font-style: normal;
 	font-weight: 600;
-	src: local('Source Code Pro Semibold'), url("SourceCodePro-Semibold.woff") format('woff');
+	src: url("SourceCodePro-Semibold.woff") format('woff');
 }
 
 * {