diff --git a/src/gtk/font.cpp b/src/gtk/font.cpp
index e2eefe6335..3db77c8629 100644
--- a/src/gtk/font.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/font.cpp
@@ -969,6 +969,7 @@ GdkFont *wxFont::GetInternalFont( float scale ) const
                 if ( font )
                 {
                     M_FONTDATA->m_nativeFontInfo.SetXFontName(xfontname);
+                    M_FONTDATA->InitFromNative();
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/gtk1/font.cpp b/src/gtk1/font.cpp
index e2eefe6335..3db77c8629 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/font.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/font.cpp
@@ -969,6 +969,7 @@ GdkFont *wxFont::GetInternalFont( float scale ) const
                 if ( font )
                 {
                     M_FONTDATA->m_nativeFontInfo.SetXFontName(xfontname);
+                    M_FONTDATA->InitFromNative();
                 }
             }
         }