diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 775ea3e..037632e 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -16,11 +16,21 @@ static int center = 1;                      /* -c  option; if 0, dmenu won't be
 static int min_width = 500;                 /* minimum width when centered */
 #endif // CENTER_PATCH
 /* -fn option overrides fonts[0]; default X11 font or font set */
-static const char *fonts[] = {
+#if XRESOURCES_PATCH
+static char *fonts[] =
+#else
+static const char *fonts[] =
+#endif // XRESOURCES_PATCH
+{
 	"monospace:size=10"
 };
 static const char *prompt      = NULL;      /* -p  option; prompt to the left of input field */
-static const char *colors[][2] = {
+#if XRESOURCES_PATCH
+static char *colors[][2] =
+#else
+static const char *colors[][2] =
+#endif // XRESOURCES_PATCH
+{
 	/*               fg         bg       */
 	[SchemeNorm] = { "#bbbbbb", "#222222" },
 	[SchemeSel]  = { "#eeeeee", "#005577" },
diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index 071e80d..d469eea 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -862,8 +862,16 @@ setup(void)
 	int a, di, n, area = 0;
 #endif
 	/* init appearance */
+	#if XRESOURCES_PATCH
+	for (j = 0; j < SchemeLast; j++)
+		scheme[j] = drw_scm_create(drw, (const char**)colors[j], 2);
+	for (j = 0; j < SchemeOut; ++j)
+		for (i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
+			free(colors[j][i]);
+	#else
 	for (j = 0; j < SchemeLast; j++)
 		scheme[j] = drw_scm_create(drw, colors[j], 2);
+	#endif // XRESOURCES_PATCH
 
 	clip = XInternAtom(dpy, "CLIPBOARD",   False);
 	utf8 = XInternAtom(dpy, "UTF8_STRING", False);
@@ -1195,10 +1203,15 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	drw = drw_create(dpy, screen, root, wa.width, wa.height);
 	#if XRESOURCES_PATCH
-	read_Xresources();
-	#endif // XRESOURCES_PATCH
+	readxresources();
+	if (!drw_fontset_create(drw, (const char**)fonts, LENGTH(fonts)))
+		die("no fonts could be loaded.");
+
+	free(fonts[0]);
+	#else
 	if (!drw_fontset_create(drw, fonts, LENGTH(fonts)))
 		die("no fonts could be loaded.");
+	#endif // XRESOURCES_PATCH
 	lrpad = drw->fonts->h;
 
 #ifdef __OpenBSD__
diff --git a/patch/xresources.c b/patch/xresources.c
index b80ccdf..b9e8538 100644
--- a/patch/xresources.c
+++ b/patch/xresources.c
@@ -1,26 +1,36 @@
 #include <X11/Xresource.h>
 
 void
-read_Xresources(void)
+readxresources(void)
 {
 	XrmInitialize();
 
-	char* xrm = XResourceManagerString(drw->dpy);
-	if (xrm) {
+	char* xrm;
+	if ((xrm = XResourceManagerString(drw->dpy))) {
 		char *type;
 		XrmDatabase xdb = XrmGetStringDatabase(xrm);
 		XrmValue xval;
 
-		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.font", "*", &type, &xval) == True) /* font or font set */
+		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.font", "*", &type, &xval))
 			fonts[0] = strdup(xval.addr);
-		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.background", "*", &type, &xval) == True)  /* normal background color */
-			colors[SchemeSel][ColBg] = strdup(xval.addr);
-		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.foreground", "*", &type, &xval) == True)  /* normal foreground color */
+		else
+			fonts[0] = strdup(fonts[0]);
+		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.background", "*", &type, &xval))
+			colors[SchemeNorm][ColBg] = strdup(xval.addr);
+		else
+			colors[SchemeNorm][ColBg] = strdup(colors[SchemeNorm][ColBg]);
+		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.foreground", "*", &type, &xval))
 			colors[SchemeNorm][ColFg] = strdup(xval.addr);
-		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.selbackground", "*", &type, &xval) == True)  /* selected background color */
+		else
+			colors[SchemeNorm][ColFg] = strdup(colors[SchemeNorm][ColFg]);
+		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.selbackground", "*", &type, &xval))
 			colors[SchemeSel][ColBg] = strdup(xval.addr);
-		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.selforeground", "*", &type, &xval) == True)  /* selected foreground color */
+		else
+			colors[SchemeSel][ColBg] = strdup(colors[SchemeSel][ColBg]);
+		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.selforeground", "*", &type, &xval))
 			colors[SchemeSel][ColFg] = strdup(xval.addr);
+		else
+			colors[SchemeSel][ColFg] = strdup(colors[SchemeSel][ColFg]);
 
 		XrmDestroyDatabase(xdb);
 	}