diff --git a/src/fontcache.cpp b/src/fontcache.cpp
--- a/src/fontcache.cpp
+++ b/src/fontcache.cpp
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ const Sprite *FreeTypeFontCache::GetGlyp
 			return glyph->sprite;
 		}
 	}
-	FT_Load_Glyph(this->face, key, FT_LOAD_DEFAULT);
+	FT_Load_Glyph(this->face, key, aa ? FT_LOAD_TARGET_NORMAL : FT_LOAD_TARGET_MONO);
 	FT_Render_Glyph(this->face->glyph, aa ? FT_RENDER_MODE_NORMAL : FT_RENDER_MODE_MONO);
 
 	/* Despite requesting a normal glyph, FreeType may have returned a bitmap */