diff --git a/source/frontend/carla_settings.py b/source/frontend/carla_settings.py
index 0ba50583f..7ab91a5ab 100755
--- a/source/frontend/carla_settings.py
+++ b/source/frontend/carla_settings.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # Imports (Global)
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot, QByteArray, QDir, QSettings
-from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QCursor, QFontMetrics, QPainter, QPainterPath
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QCursor, QPainter, QPainterPath
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QFrame, QInputDialog, QLineEdit, QMenu, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class CarlaSettingsW(QDialog):
         # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         # Set-up GUI
 
-        self.ui.lw_page.setFixedWidth(48 + 6*3 + QFontMetrics(self.ui.lw_page.font()).width("   Experimental   "))
+        self.ui.lw_page.setFixedWidth(48 + 6*3 + self.ui.lw_page.fontMetrics().width("   Experimental   "))
 
         for i in range(host.get_engine_driver_count()):
             self.ui.cb_engine_audio_driver.addItem(host.get_engine_driver_name(i))
diff --git a/source/frontend/carla_widgets.py b/source/frontend/carla_widgets.py
index 949fa6345..5fbfc3c5e 100755
--- a/source/frontend/carla_widgets.py
+++ b/source/frontend/carla_widgets.py
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ class PluginEdit(QDialog):
             # Get width values, in packs of 20
 
             if parameter['type'] == PARAMETER_INPUT:
-                paramInputWidthTMP = QFontMetrics(self.font()).width(parameter['name'])
+                paramInputWidthTMP = self.fontMetrics().width(parameter['name'])
 
                 if paramInputWidthTMP > paramInputWidth:
                     paramInputWidth = paramInputWidthTMP
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ class PluginEdit(QDialog):
                     paramInputWidth = 0
 
             else:
-                paramOutputWidthTMP = QFontMetrics(self.font()).width(parameter['name'])
+                paramOutputWidthTMP = self.fontMetrics().width(parameter['name'])
 
                 if paramOutputWidthTMP > paramOutputWidth:
                     paramOutputWidth = paramOutputWidthTMP