diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/text_box_base.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/text_box_base.cpp
index c7dd46bfb90..8910f2d5327 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/text_box_base.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/text_box_base.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ text_box_base::text_box_base(const implementation::builder_styled_widget& builde
 	, cursor_alpha_(0)
 	, cursor_blink_rate_(750ms)
 {
-	auto cfg = get_control(control_type, builder.definition);
-	set_font_family(cfg->text_font_family);
+	set_font_family(get_config()->text_font_family);
 
 #ifdef __unix__
 	// pastes on UNIX systems.