diff --git a/crates/usvg/src/text/mod.rs b/crates/usvg/src/text/mod.rs
index cdeaa7a8e..0d91bea15 100644
--- a/crates/usvg/src/text/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/usvg/src/text/mod.rs
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ impl FontResolver<'_> {
     pub fn default_fallback_selector() -> FallbackSelectionFn<'static> {
         Box::new(|c, exclude_fonts, fontdb| {
             let base_font_id = exclude_fonts[0];
+            let base_face = fontdb.face(base_font_id)?;
 
             // Iterate over fonts and check if any of them support the specified char.
             for face in fontdb.faces() {
@@ -170,7 +171,6 @@ impl FontResolver<'_> {
                 }
 
                 // Check that the new face has the same style.
-                let base_face = fontdb.face(base_font_id)?;
                 if base_face.style != face.style
                     && base_face.weight != face.weight
                     && base_face.stretch != face.stretch
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ impl FontResolver<'_> {
                     .families
                     .iter()
                     .find(|f| f.1 == fontdb::Language::English_UnitedStates)
-                    .unwrap_or(&base_face.families[0]);
+                    .unwrap_or(&face.families[0]);
 
                 log::warn!("Fallback from {} to {}.", base_family.0, new_family.0);
                 return Some(face.id);