diff --git a/include/wx/fontutil.h b/include/wx/fontutil.h
index 848166cff0..26cbbc03ca 100644
--- a/include/wx/fontutil.h
+++ b/include/wx/fontutil.h
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ public:
     // init with the parameters of the given font
     void InitFromFont(const wxFont& font)
     {
+#if wxUSE_PANGO
+        Init(*font.GetNativeFontInfo());
+#else
         // translate all font parameters
         SetStyle((wxFontStyle)font.GetStyle());
         SetWeight((wxFontWeight)font.GetWeight());
@@ -255,6 +258,7 @@ public:
         // deal with encoding now (it may override the font family and facename
         // so do it after setting them)
         SetEncoding(font.GetEncoding());
+#endif // !wxUSE_PANGO
     }
 
     // accessors and modifiers for the font elements