1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/xterm.c b/src/xterm.c
index 8ea6bdd3fbe..9d85e1c9d28 100644
--- a/src/xterm.c
+++ b/src/xterm.c
@@ -3877,6 +3877,7 @@ x_new_font (f, fontname)
   font_names = (char **) XListFontsWithInfo (x_current_display, fontname,
                                              1024, &n_matching_fonts,
                                              &font_info);
+
   /* If the server couldn't find any fonts whose named matched fontname,
      return an error code.  */
   if (n_matching_fonts == 0)
@@ -3904,8 +3905,19 @@ x_new_font (f, fontname)
   /* Otherwise, load the font and add it to the table.  */
   else
     {
+      int i;
       XFontStruct *font;
 
+      /* Try to find a character-cell font in the list.  */
+      for (i = 0; i < n_matching_fonts; i++)
+        if (! font_info[i].per_char)
+          break;
+
+      if (i >= n_matching_fonts)
+        return 2;
+      else
+        fontname = font_names[i];
+
       font = (XFontStruct *) XLoadQueryFont (x_current_display, fontname);
       if (! font)
         return 1;