diff --git a/src/cff/cffdrivr.c b/src/cff/cffdrivr.c
index 688c4c0b3..81bff1fcc 100644
--- a/src/cff/cffdrivr.c
+++ b/src/cff/cffdrivr.c
@@ -471,6 +471,12 @@
     FT_Error  error = FT_Err_Ok;
 
 
+    if ( face->is_cff2 )
+    {
+      error = FT_THROW( Invalid_Argument );
+      goto Fail;
+    }
+
     if ( cff && !cff->font_info )
     {
       CFF_FontRecDict  dict      = &cff->top_font.font_dict;