diff --git a/hui/src/text/font.rs b/hui/src/text/font.rs
index 402edd6..093f408 100644
--- a/hui/src/text/font.rs
+++ b/hui/src/text/font.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ pub struct FontHandle(pub(crate) usize);
 #[cfg(feature = "builtin_font")]
 pub const BUILTIN_FONT: FontHandle = FontHandle(0);
 
-
 pub(crate) const DEFAULT_FONT: FontHandle = {
   #[cfg(feature = "builtin_font")] { BUILTIN_FONT }
-  #[cfg(not(feature = "builtin_font"))] { FontHandle(0) }
+  #[cfg(not(feature = "builtin_font"))] { FontHandle(usize::MAX) }
 };
 
 #[cfg(feature = "builtin_font")]