diff --git a/common/font/fontconfig.cpp b/common/font/fontconfig.cpp
index f812e1c32a..fdec6e0861 100644
--- a/common/font/fontconfig.cpp
+++ b/common/font/fontconfig.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ static void bootstrapFc()
         g_fcInitSuccess = true;
 #if defined( _MSC_VER )
     }
-    __except( GetExceptionCode() == STATUS_IN_PAGE_ERROR )
+    __except( GetExceptionCode() == STATUS_IN_PAGE_ERROR ? EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER
+                                                         : EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH )
     {
         g_fcInitSuccess = false;
         // We have documented cases that fontconfig while trying to cache fonts