diff --git a/src/qt/settings.cpp b/src/qt/settings.cpp
index 83b3ea5016..418f7bc25e 100644
--- a/src/qt/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/settings.cpp
@@ -144,9 +144,7 @@ wxFont wxSystemSettingsNative::GetFont(wxSystemFont index)
         case wxSYS_OEM_FIXED_FONT:
         case wxSYS_ANSI_FIXED_FONT:
         case wxSYS_SYSTEM_FIXED_FONT:
-            // let Qt font matching algorithm to select the font
             font.SetFamily(wxFONTFAMILY_TELETYPE);
-            font.SetFaceName("monospace");
             break;
 
         case wxSYS_ANSI_VAR_FONT:
@@ -154,9 +152,8 @@ wxFont wxSystemSettingsNative::GetFont(wxSystemFont index)
         case wxSYS_DEVICE_DEFAULT_FONT:
         case wxSYS_DEFAULT_GUI_FONT:
         default:
-            // let Qt font matching algorithm to select the font
-            font.SetFamily(wxFONTFAMILY_DEFAULT);
-            font.SetFaceName("");
+            // Let Qt select any sans serif font.
+            font.SetFamily(wxFONTFAMILY_SWISS);
             break;
     }