diff --git a/cocos/platform/linux/CCDevice-linux.cpp b/cocos/platform/linux/CCDevice-linux.cpp
index 806f45ed23..639f6539b5 100644
--- a/cocos/platform/linux/CCDevice-linux.cpp
+++ b/cocos/platform/linux/CCDevice-linux.cpp
@@ -345,11 +345,10 @@ public:
         std::string lowerCasePath = fontPath;
         std::transform(lowerCasePath.begin(), lowerCasePath.end(), lowerCasePath.begin(), ::tolower);
         if ( lowerCasePath.find(".ttf") != std::string::npos ) {
-            fontPath = cocos2d::FileUtils::getInstance()->fullPathForFilename(fontPath.c_str());
-
-            FILE *f = fopen(fontPath.c_str(), "r");
-            if ( f ) {
-                fclose(f);
+            fontPath = cocos2d::FileUtils::getInstance()->fullPathForFilename(fontPath);
+            auto* fileStream = cocos2d::FileUtils::getInstance()->openFileStream(fontPath, FileStream::Mode::READ);
+            if ( fileStream ) {
+                delete fileStream;
                 fontCache.insert(std::pair<std::string, std::string>(family_name, fontPath));
                 return fontPath;
             }