diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index caff1ac4d..346a3058f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-06-26  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	* src/bdf/bdfdrivr.c (BDF_Face_Init): Handle fonts correctly which
+	don't have a POINT_SIZE property.  This fixes Savannah bug #16914.
+
 2006-06-26  Jens Claudius  <jens.claudius@yahoo.com>
 
 	* src/psaux/t1decode.c (T1_Operator, t1_args_count): Add opcode 15.
diff --git a/src/bdf/bdfdrivr.c b/src/bdf/bdfdrivr.c
index b03c8d0f8..c7939e31d 100644
--- a/src/bdf/bdfdrivr.c
+++ b/src/bdf/bdfdrivr.c
@@ -435,6 +435,8 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
           /* convert from 722.7 decipoints to 72 points per inch */
           bsize->size =
             (FT_Pos)( ( prop->value.int32 * 64 * 7200 + 36135L ) / 72270L );
+        else
+          bsize->size = bsize->width << 6;
 
         prop = bdf_get_font_property( font, "PIXEL_SIZE" );
         if ( prop )