diff --git a/lisp/org-src.el b/lisp/org-src.el
index 496dafe..1e3a1d8 100644
--- a/lisp/org-src.el
+++ b/lisp/org-src.el
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ fontification of code blocks see `org-src-fontify-block' and
        (setq pos (point-min))
        (while (setq next (next-single-property-change pos 'face))
          (put-text-property
-          (+ start (1- pos)) (+ start next) 'face
+          (+ start (1- pos)) (+ start next) 'font-lock-face
           (get-text-property pos 'face) org-buffer)
          (setq pos next)))
      (add-text-properties