--- gkrellm-2.4.0/src/gui.c
+++ gkrellm-2.4.0/src/gui.c
@@ -1570,9 +1570,9 @@
 	if (!large_font.string)
 		gkrellm_dup_string(&large_font.string, "Sans 11");
 	if (!normal_font.string)
-		gkrellm_dup_string(&normal_font.string, "Sans 10");
+		gkrellm_dup_string(&normal_font.string, "Sans 9");
 	if (!small_font.string)
-		gkrellm_dup_string(&small_font.string, "Sans 9");
+		gkrellm_dup_string(&small_font.string, "Sans 8");
 	}