diff --git a/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/freetype/qfontengine_ft.cpp b/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/freetype/qfontengine_ft.cpp
index 3e5939a5e46..64ceb69c237 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/freetype/qfontengine_ft.cpp
+++ b/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/freetype/qfontengine_ft.cpp
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ bool QFontEngineFT::init(FaceId faceId, bool antialias, GlyphFormat format,
         // fake bold
         if ((fontDef.weight >= QFont::Bold) && !(face->style_flags & FT_STYLE_FLAG_BOLD) && !FT_IS_FIXED_WIDTH(face)) {
             if (const TT_OS2 *os2 = reinterpret_cast<const TT_OS2 *>(FT_Get_Sfnt_Table(face, ft_sfnt_os2))) {
-                if (os2->usWeightClass < 750)
+                if (os2->usWeightClass < 700)
                     embolden = true;
             }
         }