diff --git a/src/font.c b/src/font.c
index 6f586acdd..18f4fff0e 100644
--- a/src/font.c
+++ b/src/font.c
@@ -890,7 +890,8 @@ gdip_get_cairo_font_face (GpFont *font)
 {
 	if (!font->cairofnt) {
 		FcPattern *pattern = FcPatternBuild (
-			FcPatternDuplicate (font->family->pattern),
+			NULL,
+			FC_FAMILY, FcTypeString,  font->face,
 			FC_SLANT,  FcTypeInteger, ((font->style & FontStyleItalic) ? FC_SLANT_ITALIC : FC_SLANT_ROMAN), 
 			FC_WEIGHT, FcTypeInteger, ((font->style & FontStyleBold)   ? FC_WEIGHT_BOLD  : FC_WEIGHT_MEDIUM),
 			NULL);
diff --git a/tests/testfont.c b/tests/testfont.c
index 43229e3e4..b3578e9de 100644
--- a/tests/testfont.c
+++ b/tests/testfont.c
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ static void test_createFontFamilyFromName ()
 
 	status = GdipCreateFontFamilyFromName (CodeNewRoman, collection, &family);
 	assertEqualInt (status, Ok);
-	verifyFontFamily (family, "Code New Roman", 1884, 514, 2398, "Code New Roman", 1884, 514, 2398);
+    verifyFontFamily (family, "Code New Roman", 2059, 430, 2489, "Code New Roman", 1901, 483, 2384);
 
 	// Negative tests.
 	status = GdipCreateFontFamilyFromName (NULL, collection, &family);