diff --git a/data/templates/default.rtf b/data/templates/default.rtf
index a7f79376d..10f596518 100644
--- a/data/templates/default.rtf
+++ b/data/templates/default.rtf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{\rtf1\ansi\deff0{\fonttbl{\f0 \fswiss Helvetica;}{\f1 Courier;}}
+{\rtf1\ansi\deff0{\fonttbl{\f0 \fswiss Helvetica;}{\f1 \fmodern Courier;}}
 {\colortbl;\red255\green0\blue0;\red0\green0\blue255;}
 \widowctrl\hyphauto
 $for(header-includes)$
diff --git a/test/writer.rtf b/test/writer.rtf
index 4f3751b36..46529bfc3 100644
--- a/test/writer.rtf
+++ b/test/writer.rtf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{\rtf1\ansi\deff0{\fonttbl{\f0 \fswiss Helvetica;}{\f1 Courier;}}
+{\rtf1\ansi\deff0{\fonttbl{\f0 \fswiss Helvetica;}{\f1 \fmodern Courier;}}
 {\colortbl;\red255\green0\blue0;\red0\green0\blue255;}
 \widowctrl\hyphauto