diff --git a/css/crm-menubar.css b/css/crm-menubar.css
index 14f27c465db6..68f143d7df07 100644
--- a/css/crm-menubar.css
+++ b/css/crm-menubar.css
@@ -143,16 +143,16 @@ a.highlighted #crm-qsearch-input,
   width: 130px;
 }
 input#crm-qsearch-input:-ms-input-placeholder {
-  font-family: 'FontAwesome';
+  font-family: 'FontAwesome', sans-serif;
 }
 input#crm-qsearch-input::-webkit-input-placeholder {
-  font-family: 'FontAwesome';
+  font-family: 'FontAwesome', sans-serif;
 }
 input#crm-qsearch-input::-moz-placeholder {
-  font-family: 'FontAwesome';
+  font-family: 'FontAwesome', sans-serif;
 }
 input#crm-qsearch-input::placeholder {
-  font-family: 'FontAwesome';
+  font-family: 'FontAwesome', sans-serif;
 }
 
 ul.crm-quickSearch-results {