diff --git a/include/c2d/font.h b/include/c2d/font.h
index 130aa8e..7a8265f 100644
--- a/include/c2d/font.h
+++ b/include/c2d/font.h
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ C2D_Font C2D_FontLoadFromHandle(FILE* f);
 /** @brief Load corresponding font from system archive
  *  @param[in] region Region to get font from
  *  @returns Font handle
- *  @retval NULL Error
+ *  @retval NULL Currently loaded system font
  *  @remark JPN, USA, EUR, and AUS all use the same font.
+ *  @remark If region is an arbitrary region including possibly the current one, it's recommended to initialize cfgu first. This allows much lower RAM usage for the system font.
  */
 C2D_Font C2D_FontLoadSystem(CFG_Region region);
 
diff --git a/source/font.c b/source/font.c
index 5d1b61d..b356aba 100644
--- a/source/font.c
+++ b/source/font.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ C2D_Font C2D_FontLoadSystem(CFG_Region region)
 
 	u8 systemRegion = 0;
 	Result rc = CFGU_SecureInfoGetRegion(&systemRegion);
-	if (R_FAILED(rc) || fontIdx == C2Di_RegionToFontIndex((CFG_Region)systemRegion))
+	if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc) && fontIdx == C2Di_RegionToFontIndex((CFG_Region)systemRegion))
 	{
 		fontEnsureMapped();
 		return NULL;