diff --git a/IPython/frontend/wx/console_widget.py b/IPython/frontend/wx/console_widget.py
index 4edd8e6..30ec0b8 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/wx/console_widget.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/wx/console_widget.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import re
 
 _DEFAULT_SIZE = 10
 if sys.platform == 'darwin':
-    _DEFAULT_STYLE = 14
+    _DEFAULT_SIZE = 12
 
 _DEFAULT_STYLE = {
     'stdout'      : 'fore:#0000FF',