diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/export_report.cc b/gtk2_ardour/export_report.cc
index 0c212a0e2a..584e7b5880 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/export_report.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/export_report.cc
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ ExportReport::init (const AnalysisResults & ar, bool with_file)
 #ifdef PLATFORM_WINDOWS
 			layout->set_text ("\u2713"); // check mark
 #else
-			layout->set_text ("\u2713\u26A0"); // check mark + warning sign
+			layout->set_text ("\U0001F509"); // speaker icon w/1 bar
 #endif
 			layout->get_pixel_size (w, h);
 			max_wx = std::max (max_wx, w);
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ ExportReport::init (const AnalysisResults & ar, bool with_file)
 #ifdef PLATFORM_WINDOWS
 					layout->set_text ("\u2713"); // check mark
 #else
-					layout->set_text ("\u2713\u26A0"); // check mark + warning sign
+					layout->set_text ("\U0001F509"); // speaker icon w/1 bar
 #endif
 				} else {
 					cr->set_source_rgba (.1, 1, .1, 1.0);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/loudness_dialog.cc b/gtk2_ardour/loudness_dialog.cc
index 392d4d884d..563ee224eb 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/loudness_dialog.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/loudness_dialog.cc
@@ -828,16 +828,22 @@ LoudnessDialog::test_conformity ()
 #endif
 			l->modify_font (UIConfiguration::instance ().get_BigFont ());
 			l->modify_fg (Gtk::STATE_NORMAL, color_fail);
-			Gtkmm2ext::set_size_request_to_display_given_text (*l, "\u274C\u2713", 0, 0);
 			set_tooltip (*l, "The signal is too loud.");
 		} else if (lufs_i < preset.LUFS_range[1]) {
+#ifdef PLATFORM_WINDOWS
 			l = manage (new Label ("\u2713", ALIGN_CENTER)); // check mark
+#else
+			l = manage (new Label ("\U0001F509", ALIGN_CENTER)); // speaker icon w/1 bar
+#endif
 			l->modify_font (UIConfiguration::instance ().get_BigFont ());
 			l->modify_fg (Gtk::STATE_NORMAL, color_warn);
-			Gtkmm2ext::set_size_request_to_display_given_text (*l, "\u274C\u2713", 0, 0);
 			set_tooltip (*l, "The signal is too quiet, but satisfies the max. loudness spec.");
 		} else {
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+			l = manage (new Label ("\u2713", ALIGN_CENTER)); // check mark
+#else
 			l = manage (new Label ("\u2714", ALIGN_CENTER)); // heavy check mark
+#endif
 			l->modify_font (UIConfiguration::instance ().get_BigFont ());
 			l->modify_fg (Gtk::STATE_NORMAL, color_good);
 			set_tooltip (*l, "Signal loudness is within the spec.");