diff --git a/lib/symbols b/lib/symbols
index cee45b9314..07830c6b35 100644
--- a/lib/symbols
+++ b/lib/symbols
@@ -111,11 +111,12 @@ ce                font        forcetext
 cf                font        forcetext
 
 # old-style font commands
-bf                oldfont     none
-cal               oldfont     none
-it                oldfont     none
-rm                oldfont     none
-tt                oldfont     none
+# name           "oldfont"    alias
+bf                oldfont     textbf
+cal               oldfont     mathcal
+it                oldfont     textit
+rm                oldfont     textrm
+tt                oldfont     texttt
 
 # matrix environments
 Bmatrix           matrix      none
diff --git a/src/mathed/InsetMathFontOld.cpp b/src/mathed/InsetMathFontOld.cpp
index f4b87ba4c6..88a3cdfca9 100644
--- a/src/mathed/InsetMathFontOld.cpp
+++ b/src/mathed/InsetMathFontOld.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Inset * InsetMathFontOld::clone() const
 
 void InsetMathFontOld::metrics(MetricsInfo & mi, Dimension & dim) const
 {
-	FontSetChanger dummy(mi.base, key_->name.c_str());
+	FontSetChanger dummy(mi.base, key_->extra);
 	cell(0).metrics(mi, dim);
 	metricsMarkers(dim);
 }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void InsetMathFontOld::metrics(MetricsInfo & mi, Dimension & dim) const
 
 void InsetMathFontOld::draw(PainterInfo & pi, int x, int y) const
 {
-	FontSetChanger dummy(pi.base, key_->name.c_str());
+	FontSetChanger dummy(pi.base, key_->extra);
 	cell(0).draw(pi, x + 1, y);
 	drawMarkers(pi, x, y);
 }