diff --git a/cmake/common/utils.cmake b/cmake/common/utils.cmake
index 4c4010ef..395b67b7 100644
--- a/cmake/common/utils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/common/utils.cmake
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ function(queryfont output_variable fontname)
   endforeach()
 
   if(matches)
-    list(GET matches 0 output_variable)
-    set(output_variable "${output_variable}" PARENT_SCOPE)
-    message(STATUS "Found font: ${output_variable}")
+    list(GET matches 0 fst_match)
+    set(${output_variable} "${fst_match}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    message(STATUS "Found font: ${fst_match}")
   else()
     message_colored(STATUS "Font not found: ${fontname}" "33;1")
   endif()
diff --git a/contrib/polybar-git.aur/PKGBUILD b/contrib/polybar-git.aur/PKGBUILD
index 06451acb..dc85cc1b 100644
--- a/contrib/polybar-git.aur/PKGBUILD
+++ b/contrib/polybar-git.aur/PKGBUILD
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ optdepends=("alsa-lib: alsa module support"
             "i3-wm: i3 module support"
             "ttf-unifont: Font used in example config"
             "siji-git: Font used in example config"
+            "xorg-fonts-misc: Font used in example config"
             "curl: github module support")
 makedepends=("cmake" "git" "python" "python2" "pkg-config")
 provides=("polybar")
diff --git a/contrib/polybar.aur/PKGBUILD b/contrib/polybar.aur/PKGBUILD
index a6802f89..1ee7497c 100644
--- a/contrib/polybar.aur/PKGBUILD
+++ b/contrib/polybar.aur/PKGBUILD
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ optdepends=("alsa-lib: alsa module support"
             "i3-wm: i3 module support"
             "ttf-unifont: Font used in example config"
             "siji-git: Font used in example config"
+            "xorg-fonts-misc: Font used in example config"
             "curl: github module support")
 makedepends=("cmake" "git" "python" "python2" "pkg-config")
 conflicts=("polybar-git")