--- cairo-1.4.12/src/cairo-ft-font.c.orig	2008-06-05 19:34:45.000000000 -0500
+++ cairo-1.4.12/src/cairo-ft-font.c	2008-06-05 19:35:17.000000000 -0500
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@
 	options->base.subpixel_order = other->base.subpixel_order;
     }
 
-    if (options->base.hint_style == CAIRO_HINT_STYLE_DEFAULT)
+    //if (options->base.hint_style == CAIRO_HINT_STYLE_DEFAULT)
 	options->base.hint_style = other->base.hint_style;
 
     if (other->base.hint_style == CAIRO_HINT_STYLE_NONE)