diff --git a/src/wxwindow/src/msw/wx_win.cxx b/src/wxwindow/src/msw/wx_win.cxx
index 84ca8a00b7..87b92d0f07 100644
--- a/src/wxwindow/src/msw/wx_win.cxx
+++ b/src/wxwindow/src/msw/wx_win.cxx
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ void wxWindow::GetTextExtent(const char *string, double *x, double *y,
   wxFont *fontToUse = theFont;
   
   if (!fontToUse)
-    fontToUse = font;
+    fontToUse = GetFont();
 
   if (!measure_dc) {
     wxBitmap *bm;