diff --git a/sys/lib/dist/usr/glenda/lib/profile b/sys/lib/dist/usr/glenda/lib/profile
index 64e301fcf..fd02a69fb 100644
--- a/sys/lib/dist/usr/glenda/lib/profile
+++ b/sys/lib/dist/usr/glenda/lib/profile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ bind -qc /n/other/usr/$user/tmp $home/tmp
 bind -c $home/tmp /tmp
 if(! syscall create /tmp/xxx 1 0666 >[2]/dev/null)
 	ramfs	# in case we're running off a cd
-font = /lib/font/bit/pelm/euro.9.font
+font=/lib/font/bit/vga/vga.font
 fn cd { builtin cd $* && awd }  # for acme
 switch($service){
 case terminal
diff --git a/sys/lib/newuser b/sys/lib/newuser
index 3fae08d4d..a4fd42689 100755
--- a/sys/lib/newuser
+++ b/sys/lib/newuser
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ bind -a $x^home/bin/$x^cputype /bin
 mount -qC /srv/cwfs /n/other other
 bind -qc /n/other/usr/$x^user/tmp $x^home/tmp
 bind -c $x^home/tmp /tmp
-font = /lib/font/bit/pelm/euro.9.font
+font=/lib/font/bit/vga/vga.font
 switch($x^service){
 case terminal
 	webcookies