diff --git a/examples/misc/ftface_props.py b/examples/misc/ftface_props.py
index e64f2ecba574..f01310948577 100755
--- a/examples/misc/ftface_props.py
+++ b/examples/misc/ftface_props.py
@@ -8,28 +8,14 @@
 load_char
 """
 import matplotlib
-from matplotlib.ft2font import FT2Font
+import matplotlib.ft2font as ft
+
 
 #fname = '/usr/local/share/matplotlib/VeraIt.ttf'
 fname = matplotlib.get_data_path() + '/fonts/ttf/VeraIt.ttf'
 #fname = '/usr/local/share/matplotlib/cmr10.ttf'
 
-font = FT2Font(fname)
-
-# these constants are used to access the style_flags and face_flags
-FT_FACE_FLAG_SCALABLE          = 1 << 0
-FT_FACE_FLAG_FIXED_SIZES       = 1 << 1
-FT_FACE_FLAG_FIXED_WIDTH       = 1 << 2
-FT_FACE_FLAG_SFNT              = 1 << 3
-FT_FACE_FLAG_HORIZONTAL        = 1 << 4
-FT_FACE_FLAG_VERTICAL          = 1 << 5
-FT_FACE_FLAG_KERNING           = 1 << 6
-FT_FACE_FLAG_FAST_GLYPHS       = 1 << 7
-FT_FACE_FLAG_MULTIPLE_MASTERS  = 1 << 8
-FT_FACE_FLAG_GLYPH_NAMES       = 1 << 9
-FT_FACE_FLAG_EXTERNAL_STREAM   = 1 << 10
-FT_STYLE_FLAG_ITALIC           = 1 << 0
-FT_STYLE_FLAG_BOLD             = 1 << 1
+font = ft.FT2Font(fname)
 
 print('Num faces   :', font.num_faces)       # number of faces in file
 print('Num glyphs  :', font.num_glyphs)      # number of glyphs in the face
@@ -59,18 +45,21 @@
     # vertical thickness of the underline
     print('Underline thickness :', font.underline_thickness)
 
-print('Italics       :', font.style_flags & FT_STYLE_FLAG_ITALIC          != 0)
-print('Bold          :', font.style_flags & FT_STYLE_FLAG_BOLD            != 0)
-print('Scalable      :', font.style_flags & FT_FACE_FLAG_SCALABLE         != 0)
-print('Fixed sizes   :', font.style_flags & FT_FACE_FLAG_FIXED_SIZES      != 0)
-print('Fixed width   :', font.style_flags & FT_FACE_FLAG_FIXED_WIDTH      != 0)
-print('SFNT          :', font.style_flags & FT_FACE_FLAG_SFNT             != 0)
-print('Horizontal    :', font.style_flags & FT_FACE_FLAG_HORIZONTAL       != 0)
-print('Vertical      :', font.style_flags & FT_FACE_FLAG_VERTICAL         != 0)
-print('Kerning       :', font.style_flags & FT_FACE_FLAG_KERNING          != 0)
-print('Fast glyphs   :', font.style_flags & FT_FACE_FLAG_FAST_GLYPHS      != 0)
-print('Mult. masters :', font.style_flags & FT_FACE_FLAG_MULTIPLE_MASTERS != 0)
-print('Glyph names   :', font.style_flags & FT_FACE_FLAG_GLYPH_NAMES      != 0)
+for style in ('Italic',
+              'Bold',
+              'Scalable',
+              'Fixed sizes',
+              'Fixed width',
+              'SFNT',
+              'Horizontal',
+              'Vertical',
+              'Kerning',
+              'Fast glyphs',
+              'Multiple masters',
+              'Glyph names',
+              'External stream'):
+    bitpos = getattr(ft, style.replace(' ', '_').upper()) - 1
+    print('%-17s:' % style, bool(font.style_flags & (1 << bitpos)))
 
 print(dir(font))
 
diff --git a/src/ft2font_wrapper.cpp b/src/ft2font_wrapper.cpp
index f8d9e44e74a4..024e2c5d6141 100644
--- a/src/ft2font_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/ft2font_wrapper.cpp
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC initft2font(void)
         add_dict_int(d, "FIXED_WIDTH", FT_FACE_FLAG_FIXED_WIDTH) ||
         add_dict_int(d, "SFNT", FT_FACE_FLAG_SFNT) ||
         add_dict_int(d, "HORIZONTAL", FT_FACE_FLAG_HORIZONTAL) ||
-        add_dict_int(d, "VERTICAL", FT_FACE_FLAG_SCALABLE) ||
+        add_dict_int(d, "VERTICAL", FT_FACE_FLAG_VERTICAL) ||
         add_dict_int(d, "KERNING", FT_FACE_FLAG_KERNING) ||
         add_dict_int(d, "FAST_GLYPHS", FT_FACE_FLAG_FAST_GLYPHS) ||
         add_dict_int(d, "MULTIPLE_MASTERS", FT_FACE_FLAG_MULTIPLE_MASTERS) ||