diff --git a/data/skins/default_skin/font.pcx b/data/skins/default_skin/font.pcx
deleted file mode 100644
index 29618054d..000000000
Binary files a/data/skins/default_skin/font.pcx and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/data/skins/default_skin/font.png b/data/skins/default_skin/font.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4429ccbc9
Binary files /dev/null and b/data/skins/default_skin/font.png differ
diff --git a/src/skin/skin_theme.cpp b/src/skin/skin_theme.cpp
index 0195864e0..c7929f40a 100644
--- a/src/skin/skin_theme.cpp
+++ b/src/skin/skin_theme.cpp
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void SkinTheme::reload_skin()
 
 std::string SkinTheme::get_font_filename() const
 {
-  return "skins/" + m_selected_skin + "/font.pcx";
+  return "skins/" + m_selected_skin + "/font.png";
 }
 
 void SkinTheme::onRegenerate()