diff --git a/src/cff/cffgload.c b/src/cff/cffgload.c
index 30996c1..c8d130d 100644
--- a/src/cff/cffgload.c
+++ b/src/cff/cffgload.c
@@ -2988,6 +2988,7 @@
           /* Then scale the metrics */
           metrics->horiAdvance = FT_MulFix( metrics->horiAdvance, x_scale );
           metrics->vertAdvance = FT_MulFix( metrics->vertAdvance, y_scale );
+          metrics->vertBearingY = FT_MulFix( metrics->vertBearingY, y_scale );
         }
 
         /* compute the other metrics */