src/share/classes/sun/font/SunFontManager.java

@@ -760,11 +760,11 @@
             physicalFonts.put(fontName, f);
             FontFamily family = FontFamily.getFamily(familyName);
             if (family == null) {
                 family = new FontFamily(familyName, false, rank);
                 family.setFont(f, f.style);
-            } else if (family.getRank() >= rank) {
+            } else {
                 family.setFont(f, f.style);
             }
             fullNameToFont.put(fontName.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH), f);
             return f;
         } else {

@@ -851,11 +851,11 @@
 
                 FontFamily family = FontFamily.getFamily(familyName);
                 if (family == null) {
                     family = new FontFamily(familyName, false, rank);
                     family.setFont(newFont, newFont.style);
-                } else if (family.getRank() >= rank) {
+                } else {
                     family.setFont(newFont, newFont.style);
                 }
                 return newFont;
             } else {
                 return oldFont;