diff --git a/awesome-cv.cls b/awesome-cv.cls
index c26c7754b..233489345 100644
--- a/awesome-cv.cls
+++ b/awesome-cv.cls
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
 %                Configuration for fonts
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 % Set the FontAwesome font to be up-to-date.
+\let\FA\relax
 \newfontfamily\FA[Path=\@fontdir]{FontAwesome}
 % Set font for header (default is Roboto)
 \newfontfamily\headerfont[