diff -r 89e065397ea6 -r e24348a560a6 src/gui/text/qfont.cpp
--- a/src/gui/text/qfont.cpp	Thu May 27 13:40:48 2010 +0300
+++ b/src/gui/text/qfont.cpp	Fri Jun 11 14:24:45 2010 +0300
@@ -805,6 +805,9 @@
         resolve_mask |= QFont::WeightResolved | QFont::StyleResolved;
     }
 
+    if (italic)
+        resolve_mask |= QFont::StyleResolved;
+
     d->request.family = family;
     d->request.pointSize = qreal(pointSize);
     d->request.pixelSize = -1;