diff --git a/src/apps/fontdemo/ControlView.cpp b/src/apps/fontdemo/ControlView.cpp
index b84c444700..230f3ae54c 100644
--- a/src/apps/fontdemo/ControlView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/fontdemo/ControlView.cpp
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ ControlView::_UpdateFontmenus(bool setInitialfont)
 
 	for (int32 i = 0; i < fontfamilies; i++) {
 		if (get_font_family(i, &fontFamilyName) == B_OK) {
-			stylemenu = new BPopUpMenu(fontFamilyName);
+			stylemenu = new BMenu(fontFamilyName);
 			stylemenu->SetLabelFromMarked(false);
 			const int32 styles = count_font_styles(fontFamilyName);