Index: apps/settings.c
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--- apps/settings.c      (revision 19432)
+++ apps/settings.c      (working copy)
@@ -820,7 +820, 8 @@
          if ( global_settings.font_file[0]) {
              snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, FONT_DIR "/%s.fnt",
                       global_settings.font_file);
-             font_load(buf);
+             if ( font_load(buf) == NULL )
+                 font_reset();
          }
          else
              font_reset();