--- src/gui/text/qfontengine_ft.cpp
+++ src/gui/text/qfontengine_ft.cpp
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@
     kerning_pairs_loaded = false;
     transform = false;
     antialias = true;
-    default_load_flags = 0;
+    default_load_flags = FT_LOAD_IGNORE_GLOBAL_ADVANCE_WIDTH;
     subpixelType = Subpixel_None;
     defaultGlyphFormat = Format_None;
     canUploadGlyphsToServer = false;