diff --git a/src/wxxt/src/XWidgets/xwGroup.c b/src/wxxt/src/XWidgets/xwGroup.c
index 98cd61bbc5..83509b8c21 100644
--- a/src/wxxt/src/XWidgets/xwGroup.c
+++ b/src/wxxt/src/XWidgets/xwGroup.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void make_textgc(self)Widget self;
     if (((XfwfGroupWidget)self)->xfwfGroup.textgc != NULL) XtReleaseGC(self, ((XfwfGroupWidget)self)->xfwfGroup.textgc);
     values.background = ((XfwfGroupWidget)self)->core.background_pixel;
     values.foreground = ((XfwfGroupWidget)self)->xfwfGroup.foreground;
-    mask = GCFont | GCBackground | GCForeground;
+    mask = GCBackground | GCForeground;
     if (((XfwfGroupWidget)self)->xfwfGroup.font) {
       values.font = ((XfwfGroupWidget)self)->xfwfGroup.font->fid;
       mask |= GCFont;
diff --git a/src/wxxt/src/XWidgets/xwGroup.w b/src/wxxt/src/XWidgets/xwGroup.w
index 39386b7123..05286298b0 100644
--- a/src/wxxt/src/XWidgets/xwGroup.w
+++ b/src/wxxt/src/XWidgets/xwGroup.w
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ current value of the Group's |selection| resource.
     if ($textgc != NULL) XtReleaseGC($, $textgc);
     values.background = $background_pixel;
     values.foreground = $foreground;
-    mask = GCFont | GCBackground | GCForeground;
+    mask = GCBackground | GCForeground;
     if ($font) {
       values.font = $font->fid;
       mask |= GCFont;