diff --git a/common/font/fontconfig.cpp b/common/font/fontconfig.cpp
index 93d7a29114..0b52c08947 100644
--- a/common/font/fontconfig.cpp
+++ b/common/font/fontconfig.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ 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