diff --git a/src/Paragraph.cpp b/src/Paragraph.cpp
index 6fc44a0d75..be955097dc 100644
--- a/src/Paragraph.cpp
+++ b/src/Paragraph.cpp
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ void Paragraph::Private::insertChar(pos_type pos, char_type c,
 
 
 bool Paragraph::insertInset(pos_type pos, Inset * inset,
-				   Change const & change)
+			    Font const & font, Change const & change)
 {
 	LASSERT(inset, return false);
 	LASSERT(pos >= 0 && pos <= size(), return false);
@@ -785,6 +785,8 @@ bool Paragraph::insertInset(pos_type pos, Inset * inset,
 
 	// Some insets require run of spell checker
 	requestSpellCheck(pos);
+
+	setFont(pos, font);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -1783,12 +1785,10 @@ void Paragraph::insertChar(pos_type pos, char_type c,
 
 
 bool Paragraph::insertInset(pos_type pos, Inset * inset,
-			    Font const & font, Change const & change)
+			    Change const & change)
 {
-	bool const success = insertInset(pos, inset, change);
-	// Set the font/language of the inset...
-	setFont(pos, font);
-	return success;
+	Font no_font;
+	return insertInset(pos, inset, no_font, change);
 }