diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/OpenType/Font.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/OpenType/Font.cpp
index 6b47f85997..869f2b5fd7 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/OpenType/Font.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/OpenType/Font.cpp
@@ -671,11 +671,9 @@ Gfx::ScaledGlyphMetrics Font::glyph_metrics(u32 glyph_id, float x_scale, float y
     auto horizontal_metrics = m_hmtx.get_glyph_horizontal_metrics(glyph_id);
     auto glyph_offset = m_loca->get_glyph_offset(glyph_id);
     auto glyph = m_glyf->glyph(glyph_offset);
-    if (!glyph.has_value())
-        return {};
     return Gfx::ScaledGlyphMetrics {
-        .ascender = static_cast<float>(glyph->ascender()) * y_scale,
-        .descender = static_cast<float>(glyph->descender()) * y_scale,
+        .ascender = glyph.has_value() ? static_cast<float>(glyph->ascender()) * y_scale : 0,
+        .descender = glyph.has_value() ? static_cast<float>(glyph->descender()) * y_scale : 0,
         .advance_width = static_cast<float>(horizontal_metrics.advance_width) * x_scale,
         .left_side_bearing = static_cast<float>(horizontal_metrics.left_side_bearing) * x_scale,
     };