diff --git a/swaybar/config.c b/swaybar/config.c
index fddea791..6b9ff86b 100644
--- a/swaybar/config.c
+++ b/swaybar/config.c
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ uint32_t parse_position(const char *position) {
 char *parse_font(const char *font) {
 	char *new_font = NULL;
 	if (strncmp("pango:", font, 6) == 0) {
-		new_font = strdup(font + 6);
+		font += 6;
 	}
 
+	new_font = strdup(font);
+
 	return new_font;
 }