diff --git a/src/osgText/Font.cpp b/src/osgText/Font.cpp
index 247668b3d..6a07c2a52 100644
--- a/src/osgText/Font.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/Font.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ osgText::Font* osgText::readFontFile(const std::string& filename)
     std::string foundFile = findFontFile(filename);
     if (foundFile.empty()) return 0;
 
-    osg::Object* object = osgDB::readObjectFile(filename);
+    osg::Object* object = osgDB::readObjectFile(foundFile);
 
     // if the object is a font then return it.
     osgText::Font* font = dynamic_cast<osgText::Font*>(object);