diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/label.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/label.cpp
index 88fe88f2..74bedf81 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/label.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/label.cpp
@@ -891,7 +891,8 @@ namespace nana
 			if(graph_ptr->empty())
 			{
 				graph_ptr = &substitute;
-				graph_ptr->make({ 10, 10 });
+				substitute.make({ 10, 10 });
+				substitute.typeface(this->typeface());
 			}
 
 			return impl->renderer.measure(*graph_ptr, limited, impl->text_align, impl->text_align_v);