diff --git a/src/lime/text/Font.hx b/src/lime/text/Font.hx
index 4c3284b78..5b5a60113 100644
--- a/src/lime/text/Font.hx
+++ b/src/lime/text/Font.hx
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@ import haxe.io.Path;
 class Font {
 
 
-	public var ascender (default, null):Int;
-	public var descender (default, null):Int;
-	public var height (default, null):Int;
+	public var ascender:Int;
+	public var descender:Int;
+	public var height:Int;
 	public var name (default, null):String;
-	public var numGlyphs (default, null):Int;
+	public var numGlyphs:Int;
 	public var src:Dynamic;
-	public var underlinePosition (default, null):Int;
-	public var underlineThickness (default, null):Int;
-	public var unitsPerEM (default, null):Int;
+	public var underlinePosition:Int;
+	public var underlineThickness:Int;
+	public var unitsPerEM:Int;
 
 	@:noCompletion private var __fontID:String;
 	@:noCompletion private var __fontPath:String;
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ class Font {
 
 		}
 
+		ascender = 0;
+		descender = 0;
+		height = 0;
+		numGlyphs = 0;
+		underlinePosition = 0;
+		underlineThickness = 0;
+		unitsPerEM = 0;
+
 		if (__fontID != null) {
 
 			if (Assets.isLocal (__fontID)) {