diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/SpriteFont.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/SpriteFont.cs
index 1a01339b2b..e194a17a63 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/SpriteFont.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/SpriteFont.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 			this.size = size;
 			this.name = name;
 
-			face = library.NewFace(name, 0);
+			face = new Face(library, name);
 			face.SetPixelSizes((uint)size, (uint)size);
 
 			glyphs = new Cache<Pair<char, Color>, GlyphInfo>(CreateGlyph,