diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/AboutDialog.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/AboutDialog.java
index 544c4899ca41..0239d8fe3e2e 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/AboutDialog.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/AboutDialog.java
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ public class AboutDialog extends JDialog {
       UIUtil.applyRenderingHints(g);
 
       Font labelFont = UIUtil.getLabelFont();
+      if (SystemInfo.isWindows) {
+        labelFont = new Font("Tahoma", Font.PLAIN, 12);
+      }
       for (int labelSize = 10; labelSize != 6; labelSize -= 1) {
         myLinks.clear();
         g2.setPaint(col);