Index: src/action.c
===================================================================
--- src/action.c	(revision 889)
+++ src/action.c	(revision 890)
@@ -6075,7 +6075,7 @@
     {
       if (!PCB->Changed ||
 	  gui->confirm_dialog (_("OK to override layout data?"), 0))
-	LoadPCB (name);
+	LoadPCB (name, true);
     }
 
   else if (strcasecmp (function, "Netlist") == 0)
Index: src/command.c
===================================================================
--- src/command.c	(revision 889)
+++ src/command.c	(revision 890)
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
     }
 
   if (!PCB->Changed || gui->confirm_dialog ("OK to override layout data?", 0))
-    LoadPCB (filename);
+    LoadPCB (filename, true);
   free (name);
   return (0);
 }
Index: src/create.c
===================================================================
--- src/create.c	(revision 889)
+++ src/create.c	(revision 890)
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 	old = PCB;
 
 	PCB = NULL;
-	if ((LoadPCB(Settings.DefaultPcbFile) == 0) || (LoadPCB(PCB_DEFAULT_PCB_FILE_SRC) == 0)) {
+	if ((LoadPCB(Settings.DefaultPcbFile, false) == 0) || (LoadPCB(PCB_DEFAULT_PCB_FILE_SRC, false) == 0)) {
 		nw = PCB;
 		if (nw->Filename != NULL) {
 			/* make sure the new PCB doesn't inherit the name of the default pcb */
Index: src/file.c
===================================================================
--- src/file.c	(revision 889)
+++ src/file.c	(revision 890)
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@
  * to the HID's PCBChanged action.
  */
 static int
-real_load_pcb (char *Filename, bool revert)
+real_load_pcb (char *Filename, bool revert, bool require_font)
 {
   const char *unit_suffix;
   char *new_filename;
@@ -428,7 +428,8 @@
       /* enable default font if necessary */
       if (!PCB->Font.Valid)
 	{
-	  Message (_
+		if (require_font)
+			Message (_
 		   ("File '%s' has no font information, using default font\n"),
 		   new_filename);
 	  PCB->Font.Valid = true;
@@ -479,9 +480,9 @@
  * Load PCB
  */
 int
-LoadPCB (char *file)
+LoadPCB (char *file, bool require_font)
 {
-  return real_load_pcb (file, false);
+  return real_load_pcb (file, false, require_font);
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -490,7 +491,7 @@
 int
 RevertPCB (void)
 {
-  return real_load_pcb (PCB->Filename, true);
+  return real_load_pcb (PCB->Filename, true, true);
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Index: src/file.h
===================================================================
--- src/file.h	(revision 889)
+++ src/file.h	(revision 890)
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 FILE *CheckAndOpenFile (char *, bool, bool, bool *, bool *);
 FILE *OpenConnectionDataFile (void);
 int SavePCB (char *);
-int LoadPCB (char *);
+int LoadPCB (char *, bool);
 int RevertPCB (void);
 void EnableAutosave (void);
 void Backup (void);
Index: src/main.c
===================================================================
--- src/main.c	(revision 889)
+++ src/main.c	(revision 890)
@@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@
       /* keep filename even if initial load command failed;
        * file might not exist
        */
-      if (LoadPCB (command_line_pcb))
+      if (LoadPCB (command_line_pcb, true))
 	PCB->Filename = strdup (command_line_pcb);
     }