diff --git a/src/common/gdicmn.cpp b/src/common/gdicmn.cpp
index b72b94f86d..3f99e2a1a8 100644
--- a/src/common/gdicmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/gdicmn.cpp
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ void wxInitializeStockObjects ()
 
 	GetThemeFont(kThemeSystemFont , GetApplicationScript() , fontName , &fontSize , &fontStyle ) ;
 	sizeFont = fontSize ;
-    wxSWISS_FONT = new wxFont (fontSize, wxSWISS, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL , false , wxMacMakeStringFromPascal(fontName) );
+    wxNORMAL_FONT = new wxFont (fontSize, wxMODERN, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL , false , wxMacMakeStringFromPascal(fontName) );
 #elif defined(__WXPM__)
   static const int sizeFont = 12;
 #else
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ void wxInitializeStockObjects ()
   wxITALIC_FONT = new wxFont (sizeFont, wxROMAN, wxITALIC, wxNORMAL);
   wxSWISS_FONT = new wxFont (sizeFont, wxSWISS, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL); /* Helv */
 #elif defined(__WXMAC__)
-    wxNORMAL_FONT = new wxFont (sizeFont, wxMODERN, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL);
+    wxSWISS_FONT = new wxFont (sizeFont, wxSWISS, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL); /* Helv */
     wxITALIC_FONT = new wxFont (sizeFont, wxROMAN, wxITALIC, wxNORMAL);
 	GetThemeFont(kThemeSmallSystemFont , GetApplicationScript() , fontName , &fontSize , &fontStyle ) ;
     wxSMALL_FONT = new wxFont (fontSize, wxSWISS, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL , false , wxMacMakeStringFromPascal( fontName ) );