diff --git a/src/MacVim/MMCoreTextView.m b/src/MacVim/MMCoreTextView.m
index bd113fd28c..857cfa6aa6 100644
--- a/src/MacVim/MMCoreTextView.m
+++ b/src/MacVim/MMCoreTextView.m
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ defaultAdvanceForFont(NSFont *font)
         [fontWide release];
 
         // Use 'Apple Color Emoji' font for rendering emoji
-        CGFloat size = [newFont pointSize];
+        CGFloat size = [font pointSize];
         NSFontDescriptor *emojiDesc = [NSFontDescriptor
             fontDescriptorWithName:@"Apple Color Emoji" size:size];
         NSFontDescriptor *newFontDesc = [newFont fontDescriptor];