diff --git a/src/servo/text/native_font/quartz_native_font.rs b/src/servo/text/native_font/quartz_native_font.rs
index c4a1e19f541..0caae4bd379 100644
--- a/src/servo/text/native_font/quartz_native_font.rs
+++ b/src/servo/text/native_font/quartz_native_font.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ struct QuartzNativeFont/& {
             }
         };
 
-        assert result != false; // FIXME: error handling
+        if !result {
+            // No glyph for this character
+            return None;
+        }
 
         CFRelease(ctfont);