diff --git a/openerp/report/render/rml2pdf/trml2pdf.py b/openerp/report/render/rml2pdf/trml2pdf.py
index 243cc02a0b3..33a1b8f2cf1 100644
--- a/openerp/report/render/rml2pdf/trml2pdf.py
+++ b/openerp/report/render/rml2pdf/trml2pdf.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class PageCount(platypus.Flowable):
 
     def draw(self):
         self.canv.beginForm("pageCount%d" % self.story_count)
-        self.canv.setFont("Helvetica", utils.unit_get(str(8)))
+        self.canv.setFont("DejaVu Sans", utils.unit_get(str(8)))
         self.canv.drawString(0, 0, str(self.canv.getPageNumber()))
         self.canv.endForm()