diff --git a/modules/lib/drawtext.c b/modules/lib/drawtext.c
index 8bbdb5a..de87d23 100644
--- a/modules/lib/drawtext.c
+++ b/modules/lib/drawtext.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ int dt_drawtext_col(SDL_Surface *sf, int x, int y, char *buf, int r, int g, int
 	if (glyph == NULL) return 0;
 
 	SDL_Rect rect = {x, y, glyph->w, glyph->h};
+	SDL_SetSurfaceBlendMode(glyph, SDL_BLENDMODE_NONE);
 	SDL_BlitSurface(glyph, NULL, sf, &rect);
 	SDL_FreeSurface(glyph);
 	return rect.w;