4 files changed, 14 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/gui/text/qfont.cpp b/src/gui/text/qfont.cpp
index 947c538234..bc9da5b564 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qfont.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/qfont.cpp
@@ -2796,6 +2796,10 @@ void QFontCache::insertEngineData(const QFontDef &def, QFontEngineData *engineDa
     Q_ASSERT(!engineDataCache.contains(def));
 
     engineData->ref.ref();
+    // Decrease now rather than waiting
+    if (total_cost > min_cost * 2)
+        decreaseCache();
+
     engineDataCache.insert(def, engineData);
     increaseCost(sizeof(QFontEngineData));
 }
@@ -2833,8 +2837,10 @@ void QFontCache::insertEngine(const Key &key, QFontEngine *engine, bool insertMu
                  key.def.pixelSize, key.def.weight, key.def.style, key.def.fixedPitch);
     }
 #endif
-
     engine->ref.ref();
+    // Decrease now rather than waiting
+    if (total_cost > min_cost * 2)
+        decreaseCache();
 
     Engine data(engine);
     data.timestamp = ++current_timestamp;
@@ -2895,7 +2901,11 @@ void QFontCache::timerEvent(QTimerEvent *)
 
         return;
     }
+    decreaseCache();
+}
 
+void QFontCache::decreaseCache()
+{
     // go through the cache and count up everything in use
     uint in_use_cost = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/text/qfont_p.h b/src/gui/text/qfont_p.h
index 25b5ef0b0e..ff9265ca19 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qfont_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/text/qfont_p.h
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ private:
     void increaseCost(uint cost);
     void decreaseCost(uint cost);
     void timerEvent(QTimerEvent *event) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+    void decreaseCache();
 
     static const uint min_cost;
     uint total_cost, max_cost;
diff --git a/src/gui/text/qfontengine_ft.cpp b/src/gui/text/qfontengine_ft.cpp
index 89bc72ae4f..4dd2ee35b1 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qfontengine_ft.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/qfontengine_ft.cpp
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ QFontEngineFT::QFontEngineFT(const QFontDef &fd)
     matrix.yy = 0x10000;
     matrix.xy = 0;
     matrix.yx = 0;
-    cache_cost = 100;
+    cache_cost = 100 * 1024;
     kerning_pairs_loaded = false;
     transform = false;
     embolden = false;
diff --git a/src/gui/text/qfontengine_p.h b/src/gui/text/qfontengine_p.h
index 5282a4033e..be9eaa5020 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qfontengine_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/text/qfontengine_p.h
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public:
         qt_get_font_table_func_t get_font_table;
     } faceData;
 
-    uint cache_cost; // amount of mem used in kb by the font
+    uint cache_cost; // amount of mem used in bytes by the font
     uint fsType : 16;
     bool symbol;
     struct KernPair {