diff --git a/src/bin/termio.c b/src/bin/termio.c
index 94f79201..0c669d16 100644
--- a/src/bin/termio.c
+++ b/src/bin/termio.c
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ _smart_apply(Evas_Object *obj)
                             t = fg; fg = bg; bg = t;
                          }
                        if ((cells[x].att.bold) && (!fgext)) fg += 12;
-                       if ((cells[x].att.faint) && (!fgext)) fg += 12;
+                       if ((cells[x].att.faint) && (!fgext)) fg += 24;
                        if ((tc[x].codepoint != codepoint) ||
                            (tc[x].fg != fg) ||
                            (tc[x].bg != bg) ||