diff --git a/src/generic/treectlg.cpp b/src/generic/treectlg.cpp
index 4767c02c68..01cd41e868 100644
--- a/src/generic/treectlg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/treectlg.cpp
@@ -3211,6 +3211,8 @@ void wxGenericTreeCtrl::CalculateSize( wxGenericTreeItem *item, wxDC &dc )
         dc.SetFont(attr->GetFont());
     else if ( item->IsBold() )
         dc.SetFont(m_boldFont);
+    else
+        dc.SetFont(m_normalFont);
 
     dc.GetTextExtent( item->GetText(), &text_w, &text_h );
     text_h+=2;