diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gdi_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/gdi_gfx.c
index c65b9f752c..99f3118580 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gdi_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gdi_gfx.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static void *gdi_gfx_init(const video_info_t *video,
    video_context_driver_input_driver(&inp);
 
    if (settings->bools.video_font_enable)
-      font_driver_init_osd(NULL, false, 
+      font_driver_init_osd(gdi, false,
             video->is_threaded,
             FONT_DRIVER_RENDER_GDI);
 
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_font/gdi_font.c b/gfx/drivers_font/gdi_font.c
index 9e43be5072..578b7705c2 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_font/gdi_font.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_font/gdi_font.c
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ static void *gdi_init_font(void *data,
 
    font->gdi = (gdi_t*)data;
 
-   font_size = 1;
-
    if (!font_renderer_create_default((const void**)&font->gdi_font_driver,
             &font->gdi_font_data, font_path, font_size))
    {