diff --git a/src/engraving/rendering/score/slurtielayout.cpp b/src/engraving/rendering/score/slurtielayout.cpp
index 2a552541b5f4..7f33b50c0fa5 100644
--- a/src/engraving/rendering/score/slurtielayout.cpp
+++ b/src/engraving/rendering/score/slurtielayout.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include "tremololayout.h"
 
 #include "draw/types/transform.h"
+#include "global/stringutils.h"
 
 using namespace muse::draw;
 using namespace mu::engraving;
@@ -406,7 +407,8 @@ void SlurTieLayout::slurPos(Slur* item, SlurTiePos* sp, LayoutContext& ctx)
     // Gonville and MuseJazz have really weirdly-shaped hooks compared to Leland and Bravura and Emmentaler,
     // so we need to adjust the slope of our hook-avoidance line. this will be unnecessary when hooks have
     // SMuFL anchors
-    bool bulkyHook = ctx.engravingFont()->name() == "Gonville" || ctx.engravingFont()->name() == "MuseJazz";
+    const std::string fontName = muse::strings::toLower(ctx.engravingFont()->name());
+    bool bulkyHook = fontName == "gonville" || fontName == "musejazz";
     const double fakeCutoutSlope = bulkyHook ? 1.5 : 1.0;
 
     if (item->endCR() == 0) {