diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Preferences/PreferencesWindow.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Preferences/PreferencesWindow.cpp
index e63164bf2..1602494c1 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Preferences/PreferencesWindow.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Preferences/PreferencesWindow.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "rsiface/rsiface.h"
 
 
-#define FONT        QFont(tr("Arial"), 8)
+#define FONT        QFont(tr("Arial"), 9)
 
 /* Images for toolbar icons */
 #define IMAGE_PREFERENCES       ":/images/kcmsystem24.png"