diff --git a/React/DevSupport/RCTDevLoadingView.m b/React/DevSupport/RCTDevLoadingView.m
index 08ae65b0c..9d75cb7c5 100644
--- a/React/DevSupport/RCTDevLoadingView.m
+++ b/React/DevSupport/RCTDevLoadingView.m
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(showMessage:(NSString *)message color:(UIColor *)color backgro
       // set a root VC so rotation is supported
       self->_window.rootViewController = [UIViewController new];
 
-      self->_label.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:12.0];
+      self->_label.font = [UIFont monospacedDigitSystemFontOfSize:12.0
+                                                           weight:UIFontWeightRegular];
       self->_label.textAlignment = NSTextAlignmentCenter;
     }