diff --git a/vcl/ios/iosinst.cxx b/vcl/ios/iosinst.cxx
index dede35d52b89..65963ef9c099 100644
--- a/vcl/ios/iosinst.cxx
+++ b/vcl/ios/iosinst.cxx
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public:
     virtual void UpdateSettings( AllSettings &rSettings ) override
     {
         // Clobber the UI fonts
-        vcl::Font aFont( OUString::fromUtf8( [[[UIFont systemFontOfSize:10] familyName] UTF8String] ), Size( 0, 10 ) );
+        vcl::Font aFont( "Helvetica", Size( 0, 10 ) );
 
         StyleSettings aStyleSet = rSettings.GetStyleSettings();
         aStyleSet.SetAppFont( aFont );