diff --git a/dlls/riched20/editor.c b/dlls/riched20/editor.c
index 7ad89801c20..dac289a8fac 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/editor.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/editor.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ static void ME_RTFCharAttrHook(RTF_Info *info)
           fmt.szFaceName[sizeof(fmt.szFaceName)/sizeof(WCHAR)-1] = '\0';
           fmt.bCharSet = f->rtfFCharSet;
           fmt.dwMask = CFM_FACE | CFM_CHARSET;
-          fmt.bPitchAndFamily = DEFAULT_PITCH | FF_DONTCARE;
+          fmt.bPitchAndFamily = f->rtfFPitch | (f->rtfFFamily << 4);
         }
       }
       break;
diff --git a/dlls/riched20/reader.c b/dlls/riched20/reader.c
index 28930db91dc..4ed7258989d 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/reader.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/reader.c
@@ -857,9 +857,9 @@ static void ReadFontTbl(RTF_Info *info)
 		fp->rtfFName = NULL;
 		fp->rtfFAltName = NULL;
 		fp->rtfFNum = -1;
-		fp->rtfFFamily = 0;
+		fp->rtfFFamily = FF_DONTCARE;
 		fp->rtfFCharSet = DEFAULT_CHARSET; /* 1 */
-		fp->rtfFPitch = 0;
+		fp->rtfFPitch = DEFAULT_PITCH;
 		fp->rtfFType = 0;
 		fp->rtfFCodePage = CP_ACP;