diff --git a/src/libs/vlayout/vtextmanager.h b/src/libs/vlayout/vtextmanager.h
index d3b3d7297..a4ac5a751 100644
--- a/src/libs/vlayout/vtextmanager.h
+++ b/src/libs/vlayout/vtextmanager.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class QFontMetrics;
 class VAbstractPattern;
 class VPatternPieceData;
 
-#define MIN_FONT_SIZE               12
+#define MIN_FONT_SIZE               5
 #define MAX_FONT_SIZE               128
 
 /**