diff --git a/lib/symbols b/lib/symbols
index 5e20c9a596..71ade6c824 100644
--- a/lib/symbols
+++ b/lib/symbols
@@ -865,13 +865,13 @@ gcd                lyxblacktext  0   0 funclim  x
 deg                lyxblacktext  0   0 func     x
 bmod               lyxblacktext  0   0 func     x
 
-{                  mathnormal    0   0 special  x
-}                  mathnormal    0   0 special  x
-$                  mathnormal    0   0 special  x
-%                  mathnormal    0   0 special  x
-&                  mathnormal    0   0 special  x
+{                  mathrm        0   0 special  x
+}                  mathrm        0   0 special  x
+$                  mathrm        0   0 special  x
+%                  mathrm        0   0 special  x
+&                  mathrm        0   0 special  x
 ## don't remove the space from the beginning of the next line
- #                 mathnormal    0   0 special  x
+ #                 mathrm        0   0 special  x
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/mathed/InsetMathBrace.cpp b/src/mathed/InsetMathBrace.cpp
index d5b6da44dc..2ad39048e2 100644
--- a/src/mathed/InsetMathBrace.cpp
+++ b/src/mathed/InsetMathBrace.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ void InsetMathBrace::metrics(MetricsInfo & mi, Dimension & dim) const
 void InsetMathBrace::draw(PainterInfo & pi, int x, int y) const
 {
 	FontInfo font = pi.base.font;
+	font.setShape(UP_SHAPE);
 	font.setColor(Color_latex);
 	Dimension t = theFontMetrics(font).dimension('{');
 	pi.pain.text(x, y, '{', font);