diff --git a/vcl/source/gdi/outdev3.cxx b/vcl/source/gdi/outdev3.cxx
index 0fc0ec9..d60934c 100644
--- a/vcl/source/gdi/outdev3.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/gdi/outdev3.cxx
@@ -6519,6 +6519,11 @@ SalLayout* OutputDevice::ImplGlyphFallbackLayout( SalLayout* pSalLayout, ImplLay
     for( int nFallbackLevel = 1; nFallbackLevel < MAX_FALLBACK; ++nFallbackLevel )
     {
         // find a font family suited for glyph fallback
+#ifndef FONTFALLBACK_HOOKS_DISABLED 
+        // GetGlyphFallbackFont() needs a valid aFontSelData.mpFontEntry
+        // if the system-specific glyph fallback is active
+        aFontSelData.mpFontEntry = mpFontEntry; // reset the fontentry to base-level
+#endif
         ImplFontEntry* pFallbackFont = mpFontCache->GetGlyphFallbackFont( mpFontList,
             aFontSelData, nFallbackLevel-nDevSpecificFallback, aMissingCodes );
         if( !pFallbackFont )