diff --git a/modules/input/gtkimcontextime.c b/modules/input/gtkimcontextime.c
index 5d2c15a329..d76f180d6d 100644
--- a/modules/input/gtkimcontextime.c
+++ b/modules/input/gtkimcontextime.c
@@ -941,7 +941,14 @@ gtk_im_context_ime_set_preedit_font (GtkIMContext *context)
     }
 
   style = gtk_widget_get_style_context (widget);
-  gtk_style_context_get (style, GTK_STATE_FLAG_NORMAL, "font", &font_desc, NULL);
+  gtk_style_context_save (style);
+  gtk_style_context_set_state (style, GTK_STATE_FLAG_NORMAL);
+  gtk_style_context_get (style,
+                         gtk_style_context_get_state (style),
+                         "font",
+                         &font_desc,
+                         NULL);
+  gtk_style_context_restore (style);
   
   if (lang[0])
     {