diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 903d0080..65b01937 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ initialize_fonts(const struct config *conf,  struct font *fonts[4])
         tll_push_back(font_names, it->item);
 
     if ((fonts[0] = font_from_name(font_names, "")) == NULL ||
-        (fonts[1] = font_from_name(font_names, "style=bold")) == NULL ||
-        (fonts[2] = font_from_name(font_names, "style=italic")) == NULL ||
-        (fonts[3] = font_from_name(font_names, "style=bold italic")) == NULL)
+        (fonts[1] = font_from_name(font_names, "weight=bold")) == NULL ||
+        (fonts[2] = font_from_name(font_names, "slant=italic")) == NULL ||
+        (fonts[3] = font_from_name(font_names, "weight=bold:slant=italic")) == NULL)
     {
         tll_free(font_names);
         return false;
diff --git a/terminal.c b/terminal.c
index bbcd16f2..c4cd8c25 100644
--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -368,9 +368,9 @@ initialize_fonts(struct terminal *term, const struct config *conf)
         tll_push_back(font_names, it->item);
 
     if ((term->fonts[0] = font_from_name(font_names, "")) == NULL ||
-        (term->fonts[1] = font_from_name(font_names, "style=bold")) == NULL ||
-        (term->fonts[2] = font_from_name(font_names, "style=italic")) == NULL ||
-        (term->fonts[3] = font_from_name(font_names, "style=bold italic")) == NULL)
+        (term->fonts[1] = font_from_name(font_names, "weight=bold")) == NULL ||
+        (term->fonts[2] = font_from_name(font_names, "slant=italic")) == NULL ||
+        (term->fonts[3] = font_from_name(font_names, "weight=bold:slant=italic")) == NULL)
     {
         tll_free(font_names);
         return false;