diff --git a/lib/jkqtmathtext/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/jkqtmathtext/CMakeLists.txt
index a386fe70e5..1604240031 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtmathtext/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/jkqtmathtext/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ if(JKQtPlotter_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
         $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../>
         $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}>  
     )
+    if(JKQtPlotter_BUILD_INCLUDE_XITS_FONTS)
+        target_compile_definitions(${libsh_name} PRIVATE JKQTMATHTEXT_COMPILED_WITH_XITS)
+    endif(JKQtPlotter_BUILD_INCLUDE_XITS_FONTS)
     set_target_properties(${libsh_name} PROPERTIES WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS "ON")
     write_basic_package_version_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${libsh_name}Version.cmake 
                                      VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION} 
@@ -61,6 +64,9 @@ if(JKQtPlotter_BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
 	target_compile_features(${lib_name} PUBLIC cxx_std_11)
     set_property(TARGET ${lib_name} PROPERTY VERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION}")
     set_property(TARGET ${lib_name} PROPERTY OUTPUT_NAME  "${lib_name_decorated}")
+    if(JKQtPlotter_BUILD_INCLUDE_XITS_FONTS)
+        target_compile_definitions(${lib_name} PRIVATE JKQTMATHTEXT_COMPILED_WITH_XITS)
+    endif(JKQtPlotter_BUILD_INCLUDE_XITS_FONTS)
     target_link_libraries(${lib_name} PUBLIC Qt5::Core Qt5::Gui Qt5::Widgets Qt5::PrintSupport JKQTCommonLib)
 	target_include_directories(${lib_name} PUBLIC
         $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../>
diff --git a/lib/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext.cpp b/lib/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext.cpp
index c8e461241d..9510496f40 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext.cpp
+++ b/lib/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext.cpp
@@ -3257,7 +3257,7 @@ JKQTMathText::JKQTMathText(QObject* parent):
     QObject(parent)
 {
     //std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point t0=std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
-    Q_INIT_RESOURCE(xits);
+    initJKQTMathTextResources();
     //qDebug()<<"init_resoucre: "<<std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now()-t0).count()/1000.0<<"ms"; t0=std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
     QFontDatabase fontdb;
     //qDebug()<<"init_fontDB: "<<std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now()-t0).count()/1000.0<<"ms"; t0=std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
@@ -4983,7 +4983,13 @@ QString JKQTMathText::MTplainTextNode::textTransform(const QString &_text, JKQTM
 
 void initJKQTMathTextResources()
 {
-    Q_INIT_RESOURCE(xits);
+    static bool initialized=false;
+    if (!initialized) {
+#ifdef JKQTMATHTEXT_COMPILED_WITH_XITS
+        Q_INIT_RESOURCE(xits);
+#endif
+        initialized=true;
+    }
 }
 
 JKQTMathText::MTnodeSize::MTnodeSize():
diff --git a/lib/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext.h b/lib/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext.h
index 44d2119c40..163a07c828 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext.h
+++ b/lib/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext.h
@@ -421,6 +421,11 @@ class JKQTMATHTEXT_LIB_EXPORT JKQTMathText : public QObject {
          * These are included by default in this library and also activated by default.
          *
          * \image html jkqtmathparser_xits.png
+         *
+         * \note The XITS fonts can be compiled into JKQTPlotter, when the CMake-option \c is set to ON (default: ON).
+         *       Then the XITS fonts are added as Qt-Ressources to the library binary.
+         *       If this is not the case, you have to provide the XITS fonts on the target system by other means, if you want
+         *       to use them.
          */
         bool useXITS(bool mathModeOnly=true);