diff --git a/src/Game.c b/src/Game.c
index 2e3bbed0f..21f7f49e0 100644
--- a/src/Game.c
+++ b/src/Game.c
@@ -384,10 +384,10 @@ static void Game_LoadGuiOptions(void) {
 	Game_UseClassicOptions = Options_GetBool(OPT_CLASSIC_OPTIONS, false) || Game_ClassicMode;
 
 	Game_TabAutocomplete = Options_GetBool(OPT_TAB_AUTOCOMPLETE, false);
-	Options_Get(OPT_FONT_NAME, &Game_FontName, "Arial");
+	Options_Get(OPT_FONT_NAME, &Game_FontName, Font_DefaultName);
 	if (Game_ClassicMode) {
 		Game_FontName.length = 0;
-		String_AppendConst(&Game_FontName, "Arial");
+		String_AppendConst(&Game_FontName, Font_DefaultName);
 	}
 
 	/* TODO: Handle Arial font not working */
diff --git a/src/Platform.c b/src/Platform.c
index 76ba3c5b1..543aa8138 100644
--- a/src/Platform.c
+++ b/src/Platform.c
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@
 #define Win_Return(success) ((success) ? 0 : GetLastError())
 
 HANDLE heap;
-char* Platform_NewLine = "\r\n";
-char Directory_Separator = '\\';
+char* Platform_NewLine    = "\r\n";
+char  Directory_Separator = '\\';
+char* Font_DefaultName    = "Arial";
 
 ReturnCode ReturnCode_FileShareViolation = ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION;
 ReturnCode ReturnCode_FileNotFound = ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND;
@@ -70,9 +71,10 @@ ReturnCode ReturnCode_SocketWouldBlock = WSAEWOULDBLOCK;
 #define Nix_Return(success) ((success) ? 0 : errno)
 
 pthread_mutex_t event_mutex;
-
 char* Platform_NewLine = "\n";
-char Directory_Separator = '/';
+char  Directory_Separator = '/';
+char* Font_DefaultName = "Century Schoolbook L Roman";
+
 ReturnCode ReturnCode_FileShareViolation = 1000000000; /* TODO: not used apparently */
 ReturnCode ReturnCode_FileNotFound = ENOENT;
 ReturnCode ReturnCode_NotSupported = EPERM;
diff --git a/src/Platform.h b/src/Platform.h
index 9479b4598..a06ab2828 100644
--- a/src/Platform.h
+++ b/src/Platform.h
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ typedef int SocketPtr;
 #endif
 
 extern char* Platform_NewLine; /* Newline for text */
-extern char Directory_Separator;
+extern char  Directory_Separator;
+extern char* Font_DefaultName;
 extern ReturnCode ReturnCode_FileShareViolation;
 extern ReturnCode ReturnCode_FileNotFound;
 extern ReturnCode ReturnCode_NotSupported;