diff --git a/android/core/src/processing/opengl/PFontTexture.java b/android/core/src/processing/opengl/PFontTexture.java
index 3b604c360..be5c9e73a 100644
--- a/android/core/src/processing/opengl/PFontTexture.java
+++ b/android/core/src/processing/opengl/PFontTexture.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class PFontTexture implements PConstants {
       h = PApplet.min(2 * textures[currentTex].glHeight, maxTexHeight);
       resize = true;
     } else {
-      h = PApplet.min(PGraphicsOpenGL.maxTextureSize, maxTexHeight / 4);
+      h = PApplet.min(PGraphicsOpenGL.maxTextureSize, PGL.MAX_FONT_TEX_SIZE / 2, maxTexHeight / 4);
       resize = false;
     }
     
diff --git a/java/libraries/opengl/src/processing/opengl/PFontTexture.java b/java/libraries/opengl/src/processing/opengl/PFontTexture.java
index 3b604c360..be5c9e73a 100644
--- a/java/libraries/opengl/src/processing/opengl/PFontTexture.java
+++ b/java/libraries/opengl/src/processing/opengl/PFontTexture.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class PFontTexture implements PConstants {
       h = PApplet.min(2 * textures[currentTex].glHeight, maxTexHeight);
       resize = true;
     } else {
-      h = PApplet.min(PGraphicsOpenGL.maxTextureSize, maxTexHeight / 4);
+      h = PApplet.min(PGraphicsOpenGL.maxTextureSize, PGL.MAX_FONT_TEX_SIZE / 2, maxTexHeight / 4);
       resize = false;
     }