diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index f455111..9dbd74d 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ enum {
 /* bar font:
  * (see X(7) section "FONT NAMES" for valid values)
  */
-static const char * const BAR_FONT = "6x13";
+static const char * const BAR_FONT = "fixed";
 
 /* colors:
  * (see X(7) section "COLOR NAMES" for valid values)
diff --git a/window.c b/window.c
index fbc1f77..95108f5 100644
--- a/window.c
+++ b/window.c
@@ -54,11 +54,8 @@ void win_init_font(Display *dpy, const char *fontstr) {
 	char *def, **missing;
 
 	font.set = XCreateFontSet(dpy, fontstr, &missing, &n, &def);
-	if (missing) {
-		while (n--)
-			warn("missing fontset: %s", missing[n]);
+	if (missing)
 		XFreeStringList(missing);
-	}
 	if (font.set) {
 		XFontStruct **xfonts;
 		char **font_names;