diff --git a/elegantpaper.cls b/elegantpaper.cls
index 51ad2b0..04c465a 100644
--- a/elegantpaper.cls
+++ b/elegantpaper.cls
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 \ProvidesClass{elegantpaper}[2020/04/12 v0.09 ElegantLaTeX Paper class]
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e} 
 
+%%% patch for newtx v1.7 or later
+\IfFileExists{newtx.sty}{\PassOptionsToPackage{nofontspec}{newtxtext}}{}
+%%%
 \RequirePackage{kvoptions}
 \RequirePackage{etoolbox}
 \RequirePackage{calc}