diff --git a/src/fcdefault.c b/src/fcdefault.c
index d1b917f..c6397c0 100644
--- a/src/fcdefault.c
+++ b/src/fcdefault.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ FcDefaultSubstitute (FcPattern *pattern)
     int	    i;
 
     if (FcPatternObjectGet (pattern, FC_WEIGHT_OBJECT, 0, &v) == FcResultNoMatch )
-	FcPatternObjectAddInteger (pattern, FC_WEIGHT_OBJECT, FC_WEIGHT_MEDIUM);
+	FcPatternObjectAddInteger (pattern, FC_WEIGHT_OBJECT, FC_WEIGHT_NORMAL);
 
     if (FcPatternObjectGet (pattern, FC_SLANT_OBJECT, 0, &v) == FcResultNoMatch)
 	FcPatternObjectAddInteger (pattern, FC_SLANT_OBJECT, FC_SLANT_ROMAN);