diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_GlyphArrangement.cpp b/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_GlyphArrangement.cpp
index e596698b35..6615a4108a 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_GlyphArrangement.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_GlyphArrangement.cpp
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ void GlyphArrangement::addFittedText (const Font& f,
     maximumLines = jmin (maximumLines, length);
 
     auto font = f;
-    float cumulativeLineLengths{};
+    auto cumulativeLineLengths = font.getHeight() * 1.4f;
 
     while (numLines < maximumLines)
     {