diff --git a/poppler/GfxFont.h b/poppler/GfxFont.h
index febb902..f22ac77 100644
--- a/poppler/GfxFont.h
+++ b/poppler/GfxFont.h
@@ -211,6 +211,15 @@ public:
   GBool getEmbeddedFontID(Ref *embID)
     { *embID = embFontID; return embFontID.num >= 0; }
 
+  // Invalidate an embedded font
+  // Returns false if there is no embedded font.
+  GBool invalidateEmbeddedFont() {
+    if (embFontID.num >= 0) {
+      embFontID.num = -1; return gTrue;
+    }
+    return gFalse;
+  }
+
   // Get the PostScript font name for the embedded font.  Returns
   // NULL if there is no embedded font.
   GooString *getEmbeddedFontName() { return embFontName; }
diff --git a/poppler/SplashOutputDev.cc b/poppler/SplashOutputDev.cc
index 097260b..b75ed57 100644
--- a/poppler/SplashOutputDev.cc
+++ b/poppler/SplashOutputDev.cc
@@ -1946,6 +1946,7 @@ void SplashOutputDev::doUpdateFont(GfxState *state) {
   }
 
   // check the font file cache
+reload:
   id = new SplashOutFontFileID(gfxFont->getID());
   if ((fontFile = fontEngine->getFontFile(id))) {
     delete id;
@@ -1989,6 +1990,7 @@ void SplashOutputDev::doUpdateFont(GfxState *state) {
 	error(errSyntaxError, -1, "Couldn't create a font for '{0:s}'",
 	      gfxFont->getName() ? gfxFont->getName()->getCString()
 	                         : "(unnamed)");
+        if (gfxFont->invalidateEmbeddedFont()) goto reload;
 	goto err2;
       }
       break;
@@ -2000,6 +2002,7 @@ void SplashOutputDev::doUpdateFont(GfxState *state) {
 	error(errSyntaxError, -1, "Couldn't create a font for '{0:s}'",
 	      gfxFont->getName() ? gfxFont->getName()->getCString()
 	                         : "(unnamed)");
+        if (gfxFont->invalidateEmbeddedFont()) goto reload;
 	goto err2;
       }
       break;
@@ -2011,6 +2014,7 @@ void SplashOutputDev::doUpdateFont(GfxState *state) {
 	error(errSyntaxError, -1, "Couldn't create a font for '{0:s}'",
 	      gfxFont->getName() ? gfxFont->getName()->getCString()
 	                         : "(unnamed)");
+        if (gfxFont->invalidateEmbeddedFont()) goto reload;
 	goto err2;
       }
       break;
@@ -2046,6 +2050,7 @@ void SplashOutputDev::doUpdateFont(GfxState *state) {
 	error(errSyntaxError, -1, "Couldn't create a font for '{0:s}'",
 	      gfxFont->getName() ? gfxFont->getName()->getCString()
 	                         : "(unnamed)");
+        if (gfxFont->invalidateEmbeddedFont()) goto reload;
 	goto err2;
       }
       break;
@@ -2057,6 +2062,7 @@ void SplashOutputDev::doUpdateFont(GfxState *state) {
 	error(errSyntaxError, -1, "Couldn't create a font for '{0:s}'",
 	      gfxFont->getName() ? gfxFont->getName()->getCString()
 	                         : "(unnamed)");
+        if (gfxFont->invalidateEmbeddedFont()) goto reload;
 	goto err2;
       }
       break;
@@ -2077,6 +2083,7 @@ void SplashOutputDev::doUpdateFont(GfxState *state) {
 	error(errSyntaxError, -1, "Couldn't create a font for '{0:s}'",
 	      gfxFont->getName() ? gfxFont->getName()->getCString()
 	                         : "(unnamed)");
+        if (gfxFont->invalidateEmbeddedFont()) goto reload;
 	goto err2;
       }
       break;
@@ -2113,6 +2120,7 @@ void SplashOutputDev::doUpdateFont(GfxState *state) {
 	error(errSyntaxError, -1, "Couldn't create a font for '{0:s}'",
 	      gfxFont->getName() ? gfxFont->getName()->getCString()
 	                         : "(unnamed)");
+        if (gfxFont->invalidateEmbeddedFont()) goto reload;
 	goto err2;
       }
       break;