diff --git a/crates/epaint/src/text/font.rs b/crates/epaint/src/text/font.rs
index 50500de8482..410a73d2b62 100644
--- a/crates/epaint/src/text/font.rs
+++ b/crates/epaint/src/text/font.rs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ impl FontImpl {
     fn ignore_character(&self, chr: char) -> bool {
         use crate::text::FontDefinitions;
 
-        if !FontDefinitions::builtin_font_names().contains(&self.name.as_str()) {
+        if !FontDefinitions::builtin_font_names().contains(&self.name) {
             return false;
         }