diff --git a/src/gnomehintssettings.cpp b/src/gnomehintssettings.cpp

index ea007a7..63716b2 100644

--- a/src/gnomehintssettings.cpp

+++ b/src/gnomehintssettings.cpp

@@ -259,7 +259,9 @@ void GnomeHintsSettings::loadFonts()

     qDeleteAll(m_fonts);

     m_fonts.clear();

-    gdouble scaling = g_settings_get_double(m_settings, "text-scaling-factor");

+    // Do not use font scaling as it is already applied

+    // gdouble scaling = g_settings_get_double(m_settings, "text-scaling-factor");

+    gdouble scaling = 1.0;

     qCDebug(QGnomePlatform) << "Font scaling: " << scaling;

     const QStringList fontTypes { "font-name", "monospace-font-name" };