diff --git a/src/runtime/rmswin.ri b/src/runtime/rmswin.ri
index 85c2002e9..eb5a9debc 100644
--- a/src/runtime/rmswin.ri
+++ b/src/runtime/rmswin.ri
@@ -1674,10 +1674,14 @@ HFONT mkfont(char *s, char is_3D)
        * This is a legal Icon font spec.
        * Check first for special "standard" family names.
        */
-      if (!strcmp(family, "mono") || !strcmp(family, "fixed")) {
-	 stdfam = "Lucida Sans"; /* Lucida Console? */
+      if (!strcmp(family, "mono")) {
+	 stdfam = "Lucida Console";
 	 flags |= FONTFLAG_MONO + FONTFLAG_SANS;
 	 }
+      else if ( !strcmp(family, "fixed")) {
+	 stdfam = "Lucida Sans";
+	 flags |= FONTFLAG_PROPORTIONAL + FONTFLAG_SANS;
+	 }
       else if (!strcmp(family, "typewriter")) {
 	 stdfam = "Courier New"; /* was "courier" */
 	 flags |= FONTFLAG_MONO + FONTFLAG_SERIF;
diff --git a/src/runtime/rxwin.ri b/src/runtime/rxwin.ri
index c18dc7865..3ba27954d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/rxwin.ri
+++ b/src/runtime/rxwin.ri
@@ -5698,10 +5698,14 @@ void mkfont(char *s, char is_3D)
        * This is a legal Icon font spec.
        * Check first for special "standard" family names.
        */
-      if (!strcmp(family, "mono") || !strcmp(family, "fixed")) {
-	 stdfam = "Lucida Sans"; /* Lucida Console? */
+      if (!strcmp(family, "mono")) {
+	 stdfam = "Lucida Console";
 	 flags |= FONTFLAG_MONO + FONTFLAG_SANS;
 	 }
+      else if ( !strcmp(family, "fixed")) {
+	 stdfam = "Lucida Sans";
+	 flags |= FONTFLAG_PROPORTIONAL + FONTFLAG_SANS;
+	 }
       else if (!strcmp(family, "typewriter")) {
 	 stdfam = "Courier New"; /* was "courier" */
 	 flags |= FONTFLAG_MONO + FONTFLAG_SERIF;