--- rsvg-css.c	2012-11-20 00:29:03.000000000 +0100
+++ rsvg-css-modified.c	2012-11-20 00:30:18.000000000 +0100
@@ -514,7 +514,9 @@
             return PANGO_STYLE_OBLIQUE;
         if (!strcmp (str, "italic"))
             return PANGO_STYLE_ITALIC;
-        else if (!strcmp (str, "inherit")) {
+        if (!strcmp (str, "normal"))
+            return PANGO_STYLE_NORMAL;
+        if (!strcmp (str, "inherit")) {
             UNSETINHERIT ();
             return PANGO_STYLE_NORMAL;
         }
