#ifdef HAVE_WINDOW_SYSTEM
#ifdef HAVE_X_WINDOWS
if (face->font != FRAME_FONT (f))
- /* As the font specified for the frame was not acceptable as a
- font for the default face (perhaps because auto-scaled fonts
- are rejected), we must adjust the frame font. */
- x_set_font (f, build_string (face->font_name), Qnil);
+ {
+ /* This can happen when making a frame on a display that does
+ not support the default font. */
+ if (!face->font)
+ return 0;
+
+ /* Otherwise, the font specified for the frame was not
+ acceptable as a font for the default face (perhaps because
+ auto-scaled fonts are rejected), so we must adjust the frame
+ font. */
+ x_set_font (f, build_string (face->font_name), Qnil);
+ }
#endif /* HAVE_X_WINDOWS */
#endif /* HAVE_WINDOW_SYSTEM */
return 1;