diff --git a/src/rba/unit_tests/std_font.gds b/src/rba/unit_tests/std_font.gds
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9be5dbfb
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/rba/unit_tests/std_font.gds differ
diff --git a/src/rba/unit_tests/unit_tests.pro b/src/rba/unit_tests/unit_tests.pro
index fa8662dc0..42079651f 100644
--- a/src/rba/unit_tests/unit_tests.pro
+++ b/src/rba/unit_tests/unit_tests.pro
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ DEPENDPATH += $$RBA_INC $$TL_INC $$DB_INC $$GSI_INC
 
 LIBS += -L$$DESTDIR_UT -lklayout_rba -lklayout_tl -lklayout_db -lklayout_gsi
 
+RESOURCES = unit_tests.qrc \
diff --git a/src/rba/unit_tests/unit_tests.qrc b/src/rba/unit_tests/unit_tests.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92058dab4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rba/unit_tests/unit_tests.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<RCC>
+    <qresource prefix="/fonts">
+        <file>std_font.gds</file>
+    </qresource>
+</RCC>