diff --git a/cocos/2d/CCLabel.cpp b/cocos/2d/CCLabel.cpp
index 79ec70dfca..cd6bcb43db 100644
--- a/cocos/2d/CCLabel.cpp
+++ b/cocos/2d/CCLabel.cpp
@@ -395,7 +395,13 @@ void Label::setFontAtlas(FontAtlas* atlas,bool distanceFieldEnabled /* = false *
         _commonLineHeight = _fontAtlas->getCommonLineHeight();
         _contentDirty = true;
     }
+#if CC_TARGET_PLATFORM != CC_PLATFORM_WP8
     _useDistanceField = distanceFieldEnabled;
+#else
+    // some older Windows Phones cannot run the ccShader_Label_df.frag program
+    // so we must disable distance field
+    _useDistanceField = false;
+#endif
     _useA8Shader = useA8Shader;
 
     if (_currentLabelType != LabelType::TTF)