diff --git a/src/gtk/control.cpp b/src/gtk/control.cpp
index 5a06a3910f..626fbf167d 100644
--- a/src/gtk/control.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/control.cpp
@@ -245,8 +245,9 @@ wxControl::GetDefaultAttributesFromGTKWidget(GtkWidget* widget,
     if ( style && style->font_desc )
     {
         wxNativeFontInfo info;
-        info.description = pango_font_description_copy(style->font_desc);
+        info.description = style->font_desc;
         attr.font = wxFont(info);
+        info.description = NULL;
     }
     else
     {