diff --git a/dlls/riched20/para.c b/dlls/riched20/para.c
index 8380a79..f78cad3 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/para.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/para.c
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ void ME_MakeFirstParagraph(ME_TextEditor *editor)
   
   cf.dwEffects = CFE_AUTOCOLOR | CFE_AUTOBACKCOLOR;
   lstrcpyW(cf.szFaceName, lf.lfFaceName);
-  cf.yHeight = ME_twips2pointsY(&c, lf.lfHeight);
+  /* Convert system font height from logical units to twips for cf.yHeight */
+  cf.yHeight = (lf.lfHeight * 72 * 1440) / (c.dpi.cy * c.dpi.cy);
   if (lf.lfWeight > FW_NORMAL) cf.dwEffects |= CFE_BOLD;
   cf.wWeight = lf.lfWeight;
   if (lf.lfItalic) cf.dwEffects |= CFE_ITALIC;