diff --git a/include/unix/guts.h b/include/unix/guts.h
index 3929b30a..8255b982 100644
--- a/include/unix/guts.h
+++ b/include/unix/guts.h
@@ -1896,7 +1896,7 @@ extern int
 prima_fq_get_text_width( Handle self, const char * text, int len, int flags, Point * overhangs);
 
 extern int
-prima_fq_get_glyphs_width( Handle self, PGlyphsOutRec t, Point * overhangs, int flags);
+prima_fq_get_glyphs_width( Handle self, PGlyphsOutRec t, int flags, Point * overhangs);
 
 extern Point *
 prima_fq_get_text_box( Handle self, const char * text, int len, int flags);
diff --git a/unix/xft.c b/unix/xft.c
index 07af18d9..0d1a74b3 100644
--- a/unix/xft.c
+++ b/unix/xft.c
@@ -1204,8 +1204,6 @@ prima_xft_glyphs_out( Handle self, PGlyphsOutRec t, int x, int y)
 	int rop = XX-> rop;
 	Point baseline;
 
-	t-> flags |= toAddOverhangs; /* for overstriking etc */
-
 	if ( t->len == 0) return true;
 	t->len = check_width( XX->font, t->len );
 	rop = filter_unsupported_rops( XX, rop, &xftcolor );
@@ -1250,7 +1248,6 @@ prima_xft_glyphs_out( Handle self, PGlyphsOutRec t, int x, int y)
 	if ( PDrawable( self)-> font. style & (fsUnderlined|fsStruckOut)) {
 		int l;
 		Point ovx;
-		t-> flags |= toAddOverhangs;
 		l = prima_xft_get_glyphs_width( self, XX-> font, t, toAddOverhangs, &ovx);
 		overstrike(self, x, y, &ovx, l - ovx.x - ovx.y - 1);
 	}