--- rxvt-unicode/src/rxvtfont.C	2006/02/20 22:42:00	1.98
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/rxvtfont.C	2006/03/04 18:42:15	1.99
@@ -1277,11 +1277,13 @@
   int h = term->fheight;
 
   bool buffered = 0
-#if defined(XPM_BACKGROUND) || defined(TRANSPARENT)
+#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
+#endif
 
   // cut trailing spaces
   while (len && text [len - 1] == ' ')