--- src/defaults.c.orig	Tue Dec 28 14:44:07 1999
+++ src/defaults.c	Tue Dec 28 14:45:08 1999
@@ -2200,7 +2200,7 @@
 
     font = WMCreateFont(scr->wmscreen, val);
     if (!font)
-	font = WMCreateFont(scr->wmscreen, "fixed");
+	font = WMCreateFont(scr->wmscreen, "fixed,-default-*--16-*,*");
 
     if (!font) {
 	wfatal(_("could not load any usable font!!!"));