diff --git a/packages/st/config.h b/packages/st/config.h
index 8b4c52c..92613e4 100644
--- a/packages/st/config.h
+++ b/packages/st/config.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *
  * font: see http://freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html
  */
-static char *font = "-UW-UW Ttyp0-normal-normal-normal-*-17-*-*-*-c-70-iso10646-1";
+static char *font = "-*-Ttyp0-normal-normal-normal-*-17-*-*-*-c-70-iso10646-1";
 static int borderpx = 0;
 
 /*