diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/verbose_cursor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/verbose_cursor.cc
index 7410792e55..0029600da7 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/verbose_cursor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/verbose_cursor.cc
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ VerboseCursor::VerboseCursor (Editor* editor)
 {
 	_canvas_item = new ArdourCanvas::TrackingText (_editor->get_noscroll_group());
 	CANVAS_DEBUG_NAME (_canvas_item, "verbose canvas cursor");
-	_canvas_item->set_font_description (Pango::FontDescription (ARDOUR_UI::config()->get_canvasvar_LargerBoldFont()));
+	_canvas_item->set_font_description (Pango::FontDescription (ARDOUR_UI::config()->get_canvasvar_NormalFont()));
 	color_handler ();
 
 	ARDOUR_UI_UTILS::ColorsChanged.connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &VerboseCursor::color_handler));