diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_mac_Fonts.mm b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_mac_Fonts.mm
index 81a29a8047..3298e9ef1e 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_mac_Fonts.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_mac_Fonts.mm
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ namespace CoreTextTypeLayout
 
     static void createLayout (TextLayout& glyphLayout, const AttributedString& text)
     {
-        const CGFloat boundsHeight = 1.0e6f;
+        const CGFloat boundsHeight = glyphLayout.getHeight();
         CTFrameRef frame = createCTFrame (text, CGRectMake (0, 0, glyphLayout.getWidth(), boundsHeight));
 
         CFArrayRef lines = CTFrameGetLines (frame);