diff --git a/src/generic/treectlg.cpp b/src/generic/treectlg.cpp
index 4469c9d54781..70ee9363d7cc 100644
--- a/src/generic/treectlg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/treectlg.cpp
@@ -2685,6 +2685,8 @@ void wxGenericTreeCtrl::PaintItem(wxGenericTreeItem *item, wxDC& dc)
         int w2 = f2.GetNumericWeight();
         wxSize ps2 = f2.GetPixelSize();
         wxLogDebug("2 wxFont weight=%i size=%ix%i", w2, ps2.x, ps2.y);
+        w2 = 0;
+        ps2 = wxSize();
     }
 
     dc.SetBackgroundMode(wxBRUSHSTYLE_TRANSPARENT);