--- a/gfx/thebes/gfxFontEntry.cpp
+++ b/gfx/thebes/gfxFontEntry.cpp
@@ -1456,20 +1456,20 @@ gfxFontFamily::FindFontForChar(GlobalFon
 {
     if (mFamilyCharacterMapInitialized && !TestCharacterMap(aMatchData->mCh)) {
         // none of the faces in the family support the required char,
         // so bail out immediately
         return;
     }
 
     bool needsBold;
-    gfxFontStyle normal;
-    gfxFontEntry *fe = FindFontForStyle(
-                  (aMatchData->mStyle == nullptr) ? *aMatchData->mStyle : normal,
-                  needsBold);
+    gfxFontEntry *fe =
+        FindFontForStyle(aMatchData->mStyle ? *aMatchData->mStyle
+                                            : gfxFontStyle(),
+                         needsBold);
 
     if (fe && !fe->SkipDuringSystemFallback()) {
         int32_t rank = 0;
 
         if (fe->TestCharacterMap(aMatchData->mCh)) {
             rank += RANK_MATCHED_CMAP;
             aMatchData->mCount++;
 #ifdef PR_LOGGING