diff --git a/dlls/gdiplus/font.c b/dlls/gdiplus/font.c
index 0dcfad34bbb..da37279fbef 100644
--- a/dlls/gdiplus/font.c
+++ b/dlls/gdiplus/font.c
@@ -1036,15 +1036,15 @@ GpStatus WINGDIPAPI GdipGetGenericFontFamilySansSerif(GpFontFamily **nativeFamil
 
     stat = GdipCreateFontFamilyFromName(L"Microsoft Sans Serif", NULL, nativeFamily);
 
+    if (stat == FontFamilyNotFound)
+        stat = GdipCreateFontFamilyFromName(L"Tahoma", NULL, nativeFamily);
+
     if (stat == FontFamilyNotFound)
         stat = GdipCreateFontFamilyFromName(L"Arial", NULL, nativeFamily);
 
     if (stat == FontFamilyNotFound)
         stat = GdipCreateFontFamilyFromName(L"Liberation Sans", NULL, nativeFamily);
 
-    if (stat == FontFamilyNotFound)
-        stat = GdipCreateFontFamilyFromName(L"Tahoma", NULL, nativeFamily);
-
     return stat;
 }