diff --git a/exa/exa_render.c b/exa/exa_render.c
index d57a2215e..e71f53575 100644
--- a/exa/exa_render.c
+++ b/exa/exa_render.c
@@ -718,6 +718,8 @@ exaGlyphs (CARD8	op,
 	    {
 		exaCopyArea (&pScratchPixmap->drawable, &pPixmap->drawable, pGC,
 			     0, 0, glyph->info.width, glyph->info.height, 0, 0);
+	    } else {
+		exaDrawableDirty (&pPixmap->drawable);
 	    }
 
 	    if (maskFormat)
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/exa/exa_render.c b/hw/xfree86/exa/exa_render.c
index d57a2215e..e71f53575 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/exa/exa_render.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/exa/exa_render.c
@@ -718,6 +718,8 @@ exaGlyphs (CARD8	op,
 	    {
 		exaCopyArea (&pScratchPixmap->drawable, &pPixmap->drawable, pGC,
 			     0, 0, glyph->info.width, glyph->info.height, 0, 0);
+	    } else {
+		exaDrawableDirty (&pPixmap->drawable);
 	    }
 
 	    if (maskFormat)
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/exa/exapict.c b/hw/xfree86/exa/exapict.c
index d57a2215e..e71f53575 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/exa/exapict.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/exa/exapict.c
@@ -718,6 +718,8 @@ exaGlyphs (CARD8	op,
 	    {
 		exaCopyArea (&pScratchPixmap->drawable, &pPixmap->drawable, pGC,
 			     0, 0, glyph->info.width, glyph->info.height, 0, 0);
+	    } else {
+		exaDrawableDirty (&pPixmap->drawable);
 	    }
 
 	    if (maskFormat)