diff --git a/src/detection/font/font_apple.m b/src/detection/font/font_apple.m
index 1d75ec337..91689f6e9 100644
--- a/src/detection/font/font_apple.m
+++ b/src/detection/font/font_apple.m
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "common/font.h"
+#include "common/io.h"
 #include "util/apple/cf_helpers.h"
 #include "font.h"
 
@@ -13,8 +14,10 @@ static void detectFontForType(CTFontUIFontType uiType, FFstrbuf* font)
 void ffDetectFontImpl(const FFinstance* instance, FFFontResult* result)
 {
     FF_UNUSED(instance);
+    ffSuppressIO(true);
     detectFontForType(kCTFontUIFontSystem, &result->fonts[0]);
     detectFontForType(kCTFontUIFontUser, &result->fonts[1]);
     detectFontForType(kCTFontUIFontUserFixedPitch, &result->fonts[2]);
     detectFontForType(kCTFontUIFontApplication, &result->fonts[3]);
+    ffSuppressIO(false);
 }