diff --git a/data/font/terminus-bold.fon b/data/font/terminus-bold.fon
deleted file mode 100644
index b09d6a2499a8a..0000000000000
Binary files a/data/font/terminus-bold.fon and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/src/sdltiles.cpp b/src/sdltiles.cpp
index c9ee7420a7d51..73d29d4bfc63c 100644
--- a/src/sdltiles.cpp
+++ b/src/sdltiles.cpp
@@ -3865,6 +3865,7 @@ CachedTTFFont::CachedTTFFont( const int w, const int h, std::string typeface, in
     : Font( w, h )
     , fontblending( fontblending )
 {
+    const std::string original_typeface = typeface;
     int faceIndex = 0;
     if( const cata::optional<std::string> sysfnt = find_system_font( typeface, faceIndex ) ) {
         typeface = *sysfnt;
@@ -3872,13 +3873,13 @@ CachedTTFFont::CachedTTFFont( const int w, const int h, std::string typeface, in
     }
     if( !file_exist( typeface ) ) {
         faceIndex = 0;
-        typeface = PATH_INFO::user_font() + typeface + ".ttf";
+        typeface = PATH_INFO::user_font() + original_typeface + ".ttf";
         dbg( D_INFO ) << "Using compatible font [" + typeface + "] found in user font dir.";
     }
     //make fontdata compatible with wincurse
     if( !file_exist( typeface ) ) {
         faceIndex = 0;
-        typeface = PATH_INFO::fontdir() + typeface + ".ttf";
+        typeface = PATH_INFO::fontdir() + original_typeface + ".ttf";
         dbg( D_INFO ) << "Using compatible font [" + typeface + "] found in font dir.";
     }
     //different default font with wincurse