diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/QPrefs.C b/src/frontends/qt2/QPrefs.C
index 84a7cebaf2..6f917a72bc 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/QPrefs.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/QPrefs.C
@@ -435,8 +435,8 @@ void setComboxFont(QComboBox * cb, string const & family, string const & foundry
 		font.setStyleHint(QFont::TypeWriter);
 		font.setFamily(family.c_str());
 	} else {
-		lyxerr << "FAILED to find the default font !"
-			<< foundry << ", " << family << endl;
+		lyxerr << "FAILED to find the default font: '"
+                       << foundry << "', '" << family << '\''<< endl;
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -454,8 +454,8 @@ void setComboxFont(QComboBox * cb, string const & family, string const & foundry
 		}
 	}
 
-	lyxerr << "FAILED to find the font !"
-		<< foundry << ", " << family << endl;
+	lyxerr << "FAILED to find the font: '"
+               << foundry << "', '" << family << '\'' <<endl;
 }
 
 } // end namespace anon