diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsfontenginedirectwrite.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsfontenginedirectwrite.cpp
index 04a08d892a..f2758f6d90 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsfontenginedirectwrite.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsfontenginedirectwrite.cpp
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ glyph_metrics_t QWindowsFontEngineDirectWrite::boundingBox(glyph_t g)
                                width,
                                height,
                                advanceWidth,
-                               advanceHeight);
+                               0);
     } else {
         qErrnoWarning("%s: GetDesignGlyphMetrics failed", __FUNCTION__);
     }