diff --git a/modules/lang/org/config.el b/modules/lang/org/config.el
index c5a43719f..0f42dae48 100644
--- a/modules/lang/org/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/org/config.el
@@ -276,10 +276,10 @@ unfold to point on startup."
      (sequence "TODO(T)" "|" "DONE(D)")
      (sequence "NEXT(n)" "WAITING(w)" "LATER(l)" "|" "CANCELLED(c)"))
    org-todo-keyword-faces
-   '(("[-]" :inherit font-lock-constant-face :weight bold)
-     ("[?]" :inherit warning :weight bold)
-     ("WAITING" :inherit default :weight bold)
-     ("LATER" :inherit warning :weight bold))
+   '(("[-]" :inherit (font-lock-constant-face bold))
+     ("[?]" :inherit (warning bold))
+     ("WAITING" :inherit bold)
+     ("LATER" :inherit (warning bold)))
    org-use-sub-superscripts '{}
 
    ;; Scale up LaTeX previews a bit (default is too small)