diff --git a/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp b/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp
index 252db1b0f3dcf94730ff3bf0da6e3ef213f9eda4..e645745632f84317f3a54232d8ac684c71cda78b 100644
--- a/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp
@@ -492,8 +492,8 @@ void PulsarAnimationWidget::paintGL()
             QFont font;
             font.setPointSize(11);
             font.setBold(true);
-            font.setFixedPitch(true);
-            font.setStyleHint(QFont::SansSerif, (QFont::StyleStrategy) (QFont::OpenGLCompatible | QFont::PreferQuality));
+            font.setFamily("Arial");
+            font.setStyleStrategy((QFont::StyleStrategy) (QFont::OpenGLCompatible | QFont::PreferQuality));
             renderText(10, 25, -100, QString::fromLocal8Bit("Copyright © 2009-2010"), font);
             renderText(10, 10, -100, QString::fromLocal8Bit("Max-Planck-Insitut für Gravitationsphysik"), font);