diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index b1ceebc63..73647913a 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ Detailed list of changes
 
 - Mouse reporting: Fix drag release event outside the window not being reported in legacy mouse reporting modes (:iss:`7244`)
 
+- macOS: Fix a regression in the previous release that broke rendering of some symbols on some systems (:iss:`7249`)
+
 0.33.1 [2024-03-21]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/kitty/core_text.m b/kitty/core_text.m
index 67d150bf1..ae4bebc8e 100644
--- a/kitty/core_text.m
+++ b/kitty/core_text.m
@@ -302,6 +302,11 @@ apply_styles_to_fallback_font(CTFontRef original_fallback_font, bool bold, bool
     if (descriptor) {
         ans = CTFontCreateWithFontDescriptor(descriptor, CTFontGetSize(original_fallback_font), NULL);
         CFRelease(descriptor);
+        CFStringRef new_name = CTFontCopyFamilyName(ans);
+        CFStringRef old_name = CTFontCopyFamilyName(original_fallback_font);
+        bool same_family = cf_string_equals(new_name, old_name);
+        CFRelease(new_name); CFRelease(old_name);
+        if (!same_family) { CFRelease(ans); return original_fallback_font; }
     }
     if (ans) { CFRelease(original_fallback_font); return ans; }
     return original_fallback_font;