diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 418aeb453..c1d04cda1 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ Detailed list of changes
 
 - Shell integration: bash: Dont fail if an existing PROMPT_COMMAND ends with a semi-colon (:iss:`4645`)
 
+- Linux: Fix fontconfig alias not being used if the aliased font is dual spaced instead of monospaced (:iss:`4649`)
+
 0.24.2 [2022-02-03]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/kitty/fonts/fontconfig.py b/kitty/fonts/fontconfig.py
index 01c3ba047..7c9f901a9 100644
--- a/kitty/fonts/fontconfig.py
+++ b/kitty/fonts/fontconfig.py
@@ -115,8 +115,13 @@ def find_best_match(family: str, bold: bool = False, italic: bool = False, monos
         return candidates[0]
 
     # Use fc-match to see if we can find a monospaced font that matches family
-    for spacing in (FC_MONO, FC_DUAL):
-        possibility = fc_match(family, False, False, spacing)
+    # When aliases are defined, spacing can cause the incorrect font to be
+    # returned, so check with and without spacing and use the one that matches.
+    mono_possibility = fc_match(family, False, False, FC_MONO)
+    dual_possibility = fc_match(family, False, False, FC_DUAL)
+    any_possibility = fc_match(family, False, False, 0)
+    tries = (dual_possibility, mono_possibility) if any_possibility == dual_possibility else (mono_possibility, dual_possibility)
+    for possibility in tries:
         for key, map_key in (('postscript_name', 'ps_map'), ('full_name', 'full_map'), ('family', 'family_map')):
             val: Optional[str] = cast(Optional[str], possibility.get(key))
             if val: