diff --git a/src/emu/rendfont.c b/src/emu/rendfont.c
index 1383734adee..c4b6719fa09 100644
--- a/src/emu/rendfont.c
+++ b/src/emu/rendfont.c
@@ -600,6 +600,18 @@ static int render_font_load_bdf(render_font *font)
 				mame_printf_warning("Loading BDF font... (%d characters loaded)\n", charcount);
 		}
 	}
+	
+	/* make sure all the numbers are the same width */
+	if (font->chars[0] != NULL)
+	{
+		int maxwidth = 0;
+		for (int ch = '0'; ch <= '9'; ch++)
+			if (font->chars[0][ch].bmwidth > maxwidth)
+				maxwidth = font->chars[0][ch].width;
+		for (int ch = '0'; ch <= '9'; ch++)
+			font->chars[0][ch].width = maxwidth;
+	}
+		
 	return 0;
 }