diff --git a/exa/exa_render.c b/exa/exa_render.c
index a73582000..be7c2403b 100644
--- a/exa/exa_render.c
+++ b/exa/exa_render.c
@@ -1034,11 +1034,11 @@ exaGlyphs (CARD8	op,
 
 		exaCopyArea (&pScratchPixmap->drawable, &pPixmap->drawable, pGC,
 			     0, 0, glyph->info.width, glyph->info.height, 0, 0);
-	    } else {
-		exaDrawableDirty (&pPixmap->drawable, 0, 0,
-				  glyph->info.width, glyph->info.height);
 	    }
 
+	    exaDrawableDirty (&pPixmap->drawable, 0, 0,
+			      glyph->info.width, glyph->info.height);
+
 	    if (maskFormat)
 	    {
 		exaComposite (PictOpAdd, pPicture, NULL, pMask, 0, 0, 0, 0,