diff --git a/src/os/windows/font_win32.cpp b/src/os/windows/font_win32.cpp
index 06df1116f5..1bc327fafe 100644
--- a/src/os/windows/font_win32.cpp
+++ b/src/os/windows/font_win32.cpp
@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ void LoadWin32Font(FontSize fs)
 		logfont = *(const LOGFONT *)settings->os_handle;
 	} else if (strchr(font_name, '.') != nullptr) {
 		/* Might be a font file name, try load it. */
-		if (!TryLoadFontFromFile(settings->font, logfont)) {
-			ShowInfo("Unable to load file '{}' for {} font, using default windows font selection instead", font_name, FontSizeToName(fs));
+		if (!TryLoadFontFromFile(font, logfont)) {
+			ShowInfo("Unable to load file '{}' for {} font, using default windows font selection instead", font, FontSizeToName(fs));
 		}
 	}