diff --git a/src/detection/font/font.h b/src/detection/font/font.h
index 63d19e2ee..80bed7a39 100644
--- a/src/detection/font/font.h
+++ b/src/detection/font/font.h
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ typedef struct FFFontResult
     FFstrbuf error;
 
     /**
-     * Linux / BSD: QT,      GTK2,  GTK3,      GTK4
-     * MacOS:       System,  User,  Monospace, Application
-     * Windows:     Desktop, Unset, Unset,     Unset
-     * Other:       Unset,   Unset, Unset,     Unset
+     * Linux / BSD: QT,      GTK2,  GTK3,        GTK4
+     * MacOS:       System,  User,  System Mono, User Mono
+     * Windows:     Desktop, Unset, Unset,       Unset
+     * Other:       Unset,   Unset, Unset,       Unset
      */
     FFstrbuf fonts[FF_DETECT_FONT_NUM_FONTS];
 } FFFontResult;
diff --git a/src/detection/font/font_apple.m b/src/detection/font/font_apple.m
index 91689f6e9..773c7705b 100644
--- a/src/detection/font/font_apple.m
+++ b/src/detection/font/font_apple.m
@@ -1,23 +1,14 @@
 #include "common/font.h"
 #include "common/io.h"
-#include "util/apple/cf_helpers.h"
 #include "font.h"
 
-#import <AppKit/AppKit.h>
-
-static void detectFontForType(CTFontUIFontType uiType, FFstrbuf* font)
-{
-    CTFontRef ctFont = CTFontCreateUIFontForLanguage(uiType, 12, NULL);
-    ffCfStrGetString(CTFontCopyFamilyName(ctFont), font);
-}
+#import <AppKit/NSFont.h>
 
 void ffDetectFontImpl(const FFinstance* instance, FFFontResult* result)
 {
     FF_UNUSED(instance);
-    ffSuppressIO(true);
-    detectFontForType(kCTFontUIFontSystem, &result->fonts[0]);
-    detectFontForType(kCTFontUIFontUser, &result->fonts[1]);
-    detectFontForType(kCTFontUIFontUserFixedPitch, &result->fonts[2]);
-    detectFontForType(kCTFontUIFontApplication, &result->fonts[3]);
-    ffSuppressIO(false);
+    ffStrbufAppendS(&result->fonts[0], [NSFont systemFontOfSize:12].familyName.UTF8String);
+    ffStrbufAppendS(&result->fonts[1], [NSFont userFontOfSize:12].familyName.UTF8String);
+    ffStrbufAppendS(&result->fonts[2], [NSFont monospacedSystemFontOfSize:12 weight:400].familyName.UTF8String);
+    ffStrbufAppendS(&result->fonts[3], [NSFont userFixedPitchFontOfSize:12].familyName.UTF8String);
 }