--- a/src/profile/Profile.cpp
+++ b/src/profile/Profile.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ void Profile::fillTableWithDefaultNames(
 
 void Profile::useFallback()
 {
+    QFont sys_font(QFontDatabase::systemFont(QFontDatabase::FixedFont));
+    // sys_font.pointSize()
+    QFont def_font(QStringLiteral("Monospace"), sys_font.pointSize()+1);
+
     // Fallback settings
     setProperty(Name, i18nc("Name of the default/builtin profile", "Default"));
     setProperty(UntranslatedName, QStringLiteral("Default"));
@@ -180,7 +184,7 @@ void Profile::useFallback()
 
     setProperty(KeyBindings, QStringLiteral("default"));
     setProperty(ColorScheme, QStringLiteral("Breeze"));
-    setProperty(Font, QFontDatabase::systemFont(QFontDatabase::FixedFont));
+    setProperty(Font, def_font);
 
     setProperty(HistoryMode, Enum::FixedSizeHistory);
     setProperty(HistorySize, 1000);