diff --git a/util.c b/util.c

index 4aaec07..56578ca 100644

--- a/util.c

+++ b/util.c

@@ -1514,16 +1514,12 @@ void GetFont(MyFont *font)

     int ascent;

     int descent;

     int fnum;

-    char *basename2;

     if (font->font_set != NULL){

 	XFreeFontSet(dpy, font->font_set);

     }

-    basename2 = (char *)malloc(strlen(font->basename) + 3);

-    if (basename2) sprintf(basename2, "%s,*", font->basename);

-    else basename2 = font->basename;

-    if( (font->font_set = XCreateFontSet(dpy, basename2,

+    if( (font->font_set = XCreateFontSet(dpy, font->basename,

 				    &missing_charset_list_return,

 				    &missing_charset_count_return,

 				    &def_string_return)) == NULL) {

@@ -1540,7 +1536,6 @@ void GetFont(MyFont *font)

 	    exit(1);

 	}

     }

-    if (basename2 != font->basename) free(basename2);

     font_extents = XExtentsOfFontSet(font->font_set);

     fnum = XFontsOfFontSet(font->font_set, &xfonts, &font_names);