diff -up alfont-2.0.9/include/alfont.h.linux alfont-2.0.9/include/alfont.h
--- alfont-2.0.9/include/alfont.h.linux	2009-02-01 23:52:34.000000000 +0100
+++ alfont-2.0.9/include/alfont.h	2012-07-04 17:54:36.934125374 +0200
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 /* See FTL.txt (FreeType Project License) for license */
 
 
-#define ALFONT_WINDOWS   //When compiling in WINDOWS,please uncomment this line.
+//#define ALFONT_WINDOWS   //When compiling in WINDOWS,please uncomment this line.
 //#define ALFONT_DOS 	 //When compiling in DOS,please uncomment this line. 
-//#define ALFONT_LINUX 	 //When compiling in LINUX,please uncomment this line.
+#define ALFONT_LINUX 	 //When compiling in LINUX,please uncomment this line.
 
 
 #ifndef ALFONT_H
@@ -468,4 +468,4 @@ TDS565
 
 Platform specifics 
 RISCOS-LATIN1 
-*/
\ No newline at end of file
+*/
diff -up alfont-2.0.9/src/alfont.c.linux alfont-2.0.9/src/alfont.c
--- alfont-2.0.9/src/alfont.c.linux	2009-02-04 22:40:24.000000000 +0100
+++ alfont-2.0.9/src/alfont.c	2012-07-05 12:09:47.299021581 +0200
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ ALFONT_FONT *alfont_load_font(const char
   alfont_set_char_extra_spacing(font, 0);
 
   //Initial Font attribute
-  font->language="";		   /* Initial Language */
+  font->language=NULL;		   /* Initial Language */
   font->type=0;				   /* Initial Code Convert */
   font->outline_top=0;		   /* Initial Font top outline width */
   font->outline_bottom=0;	   /* Initial Font bottom outline width */
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ ALFONT_FONT *alfont_load_font_from_mem(c
   alfont_set_char_extra_spacing(font, 0);
 
   //Initial Font attribute
-  font->language="";		   /* Initial Language */
+  font->language=NULL;		   /* Initial Language */
   font->type=0;				   /* Initial Code Convert */
   font->outline_top=0;		   /* Initial Font top outline width */
   font->outline_bottom=0;	   /* Initial Font bottom outline width */
@@ -4823,12 +4823,13 @@ void alfont_set_char_extra_spacing(ALFON
 
 
 void alfont_set_language(ALFONT_FONT *f, const char *language) {
+  free(f->language);
   if (language == NULL) {
 	f->language = NULL;
   }
   else
   {
-	f->language=(char *)malloc(strlen(language)*sizeof(char));
+	f->language=(char *)malloc((strlen(language)+1)*sizeof(char));
 	strcpy(f->language,language);
   }
 }