1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/freetype/qfontengine_ft.cpp b/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/freetype/qfontengine_ft.cpp
index 92d6eef850..52ce36b0e3 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/freetype/qfontengine_ft.cpp
+++ b/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/freetype/qfontengine_ft.cpp
@@ -750,8 +750,10 @@ bool QFontEngineFT::init(FaceId faceId, bool antialias, GlyphFormat format,
         // fake bold
         if ((fontDef.weight >= QFont::Bold) && !(face->style_flags & FT_STYLE_FLAG_BOLD) && !FT_IS_FIXED_WIDTH(face) && !qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("QT_NO_SYNTHESIZED_BOLD")) {
             if (const TT_OS2 *os2 = reinterpret_cast<const TT_OS2 *>(FT_Get_Sfnt_Table(face, ft_sfnt_os2))) {
-                if (os2->usWeightClass < 700 && fontDef.pixelSize < 64)
+                if (os2->usWeightClass < 700 &&
+                    (fontDef.pixelSize < 64 || qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("QT_NO_SYNTHESIZED_BOLD_LIMIT"))) {
                     embolden = true;
+                }
             }
         }
         // underline metrics