diff --git a/phsource/ph_german b/phsource/ph_german
index 95cc3092..29919136 100644
--- a/phsource/ph_german
+++ b/phsource/ph_german
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 
 phoneme pF
-  vls blb afr
+  vls bld afr
   ipa pf
   Vowelout f1=0  f2=1000 -500 -350  f3=-200 80
   lengthmod 2
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/phoneme.c b/src/libespeak-ng/phoneme.c
index b224fb67..7529148b 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/phoneme.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/phoneme.c
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ phoneme_add_feature(PHONEME_TAB *phoneme,
 		phoneme->phflags |= 12 << 16;
 		break;
 	case bld:
-		// FIXME: Not supported by eSpeak. Used in German p͡f.
+		phoneme->phflags &= ~phARTICULATION;
+		phoneme->phflags |= 1 << 16; // bilabial
 		break;
 	case alp: // pla pzd
 		phoneme->phflags &= ~phARTICULATION;