--- rxvt-unicode/src/rxvtfont.C	2006/02/20 22:42:00	1.98
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/rxvtfont.C	2006/03/11 00:12:37	1.100
@@ -1276,12 +1276,14 @@
   int w = term->fwidth * len;
   int h = term->fheight;
 
-  bool buffered = 0
-#if defined(XPM_BACKGROUND) || defined(TRANSPARENT)
+  bool buffered = bg >= 0                         // we don't use a transparent bg
+#ifndef FORCE_UNBUFFERED_XFT
+# if defined(XPM_BACKGROUND) || defined(TRANSPARENT)
                   || !term->am_transparent        // we aren't transparent
                   || term->am_pixmap_trans        // we have a pixmap
+# endif
 #endif
-                  || bg >= 0;                     // we don't use a transparent bg
+                  ;
 
   // cut trailing spaces
   while (len && text [len - 1] == ' ')