diff --git a/src/xschem.tcl b/src/xschem.tcl
index c729da1d..27fb2d4f 100644
--- a/src/xschem.tcl
+++ b/src/xschem.tcl
@@ -3486,8 +3486,8 @@ set_ne cairo_vert_correct 0
 set_ne nocairo_vert_correct 0
 
 # Arial, Monospace
-set_ne cairo_font_name {Helvetica}
-set_ne svg_font_name {Helvetica}
+set_ne cairo_font_name {SansSerif}
+set_ne svg_font_name {SansSerif}
 
 # has_cairo set by c program if cairo enabled
 set has_cairo 0 
diff --git a/src/xschemrc b/src/xschemrc
index 544923a2..66551947 100644
--- a/src/xschemrc
+++ b/src/xschemrc
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ set disable_unique_names 0
 # set cairo_font_line_spacing 1.0
 
 #### Specify a font
-# set cairo_font_name {Sans Serif}
-# set svg_font_name {Sans Serif}
+# set cairo_font_name {SansSerif}
+# set svg_font_name {SansSerif}
 
 #### Lift up text by some zoom-corrected pixels for
 #### better compatibility wrt no cairo version.