diff --git a/lib/create-icon-set.js b/lib/create-icon-set.js
index c8d5045..3e5d117 100644
--- a/lib/create-icon-set.js
+++ b/lib/create-icon-set.js
@@ -67,15 +67,17 @@ export default function createIconSet(glyphMap, fontFamily, fontFile) {
 
       const styleDefaults = {
         fontSize: size,
-        fontWeight: 'normal',
-        fontStyle: 'normal',
         color,
       };
 
-      props.style = [styleDefaults, style];
-      props.ref = this.handleRef;
+      const styleOverrides = {
+        fontFamily: fontReference,
+        fontWeight: 'normal',
+        fontStyle: 'normal',
+      };
 
-      styleDefaults.fontFamily = fontReference;
+      props.style = [styleDefaults, style, styleOverrides];
+      props.ref = this.handleRef;
 
       return (<Text {...props}>{glyph}{this.props.children}</Text>);
     }