diff --git a/src/macfns.c b/src/macfns.c
index 3c92499701b..f0d07a9fe55 100644
--- a/src/macfns.c
+++ b/src/macfns.c
@@ -2532,6 +2532,10 @@ This function is an internal primitive--use `make-frame' instead.  */)
       }
 
     /* Try out a font which we hope has bold and italic variations.  */
+#if USE_ATSUI
+    if (! STRINGP (font))
+      font = x_new_font (f, "-*-monaco-medium-r-normal--12-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-1");
+#endif
     if (! STRINGP (font))
       font = x_new_font (f, "-ETL-fixed-medium-r-*--*-160-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1");
     /* If those didn't work, look for something which will at least work.  */
@@ -3340,6 +3344,10 @@ start_hourglass ()
   EMACS_TIME delay;
   int secs, usecs = 0;
 
+  /* Don't bother for ttys.  */
+  if (NILP (Vwindow_system))
+    return;
+
   cancel_hourglass ();
 
   if (INTEGERP (Vhourglass_delay)
@@ -3586,7 +3594,7 @@ x_create_tip_frame (dpyinfo, parms, text)
   FRAME_FONTSET (f)  = -1;
   f->icon_name = Qnil;
 
-#if 0 /* GLYPH_DEBUG TODO: image support.  */
+#if GLYPH_DEBUG
   image_cache_refcount = FRAME_X_IMAGE_CACHE (f)->refcount;
   dpyinfo_refcount = dpyinfo->reference_count;
 #endif /* GLYPH_DEBUG */
@@ -3630,6 +3638,10 @@ x_create_tip_frame (dpyinfo, parms, text)
       }
 
     /* Try out a font which we hope has bold and italic variations.  */
+#if USE_ATSUI
+    if (! STRINGP (font))
+      font = x_new_font (f, "-*-monaco-medium-r-normal--12-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-1");
+#endif
     if (! STRINGP (font))
       font = x_new_font (f, "-ETL-fixed-medium-r-*--*-160-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1");
     /* If those didn't work, look for something which will at least work.  */