diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/baseannotationhighlighter.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/baseannotationhighlighter.cpp
index b95fe6a1793..6b3154ab274 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/baseannotationhighlighter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/baseannotationhighlighter.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "baseannotationhighlighter.h"
 #include <texteditor/fontsettings.h>
+#include <texteditor/texteditorsettings.h>
 
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QColor>
@@ -63,8 +64,10 @@ public:
 
 void BaseAnnotationHighlighterPrivate::updateOtherFormats()
 {
-    m_background = q->formatForCategory(TextEditor::C_TEXT)
-            .brushProperty(QTextFormat::BackgroundBrush).color();
+    m_background = TextEditor::TextEditorSettings::fontSettings()
+                       .toTextCharFormat(TextEditor::C_TEXT)
+                       .brushProperty(QTextFormat::BackgroundBrush)
+                       .color();
     q->setChangeNumbers(m_changeNumberMap.keys().toSet());
 }