diff --git a/src/gui/painting/qpainterpath.cpp b/src/gui/painting/qpainterpath.cpp
index 797d456ce44..38acc66ba44 100644
--- a/src/gui/painting/qpainterpath.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/painting/qpainterpath.cpp
@@ -1219,6 +1219,11 @@ void QPainterPath::addText(const QPointF &point, const QFont &f, const QString &
 
     QTextLayout layout(text, f);
     layout.setCacheEnabled(true);
+
+    QTextOption opt = layout.textOption();
+    opt.setUseDesignMetrics(true);
+    layout.setTextOption(opt);
+
     QTextEngine *eng = layout.engine();
     layout.beginLayout();
     QTextLine line = layout.createLine();