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diff --git a/core/fxge/ge/fx_ge_text.cpp b/core/fxge/ge/fx_ge_text.cpp
index b0f6a6e63a..46edaf7cbe 100644
--- a/core/fxge/ge/fx_ge_text.cpp
+++ b/core/fxge/ge/fx_ge_text.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,14 @@ FX_BOOL CFX_RenderDevice::DrawNormalText(int nChars,
} else {
bClearType = text_flags & FXTEXT_CLEARTYPE;
}
- if ((m_RenderCaps & (FXRC_ALPHA_OUTPUT | FXRC_CMYK_OUTPUT))) {
+ if (!CFX_GEModule::Get()->GetFontMgr()->FTLibrarySupportsHinting()) {
+ // Some Freetype implementations (like the one packaged with Fedora) do
+ // not support hinting due to patents 6219025, 6239783, 6307566,
+ // 6225973, 6243070, 6393145, 6421054, 6282327, and 6624828; the latest
+ // one expires 10/7/19. This makes LCD antialiasing very ugly, so we
+ // instead fall back on NORMAL antialiasing.
+ anti_alias = FXFT_RENDER_MODE_NORMAL;
+ } else if ((m_RenderCaps & (FXRC_ALPHA_OUTPUT | FXRC_CMYK_OUTPUT))) {
anti_alias = FXFT_RENDER_MODE_LCD;
bNormal = TRUE;
} else if (m_bpp < 16) {