diff --git a/src/font.c b/src/font.c
index 9cca83d..4d118df 100644
--- a/src/font.c
+++ b/src/font.c
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ __imlib_render_str(ImlibImage *im, ImlibFont *f, int drx, int dry, const char *t
 		__imlib_BlendImageToImage(&im2, im, 0, 1, IMAGE_HAS_ALPHA(im), 
 					  0, 0, im2.w, im2.h,
 					  drx, dry, im2.w, im2.h,
-					  NULL, OP_COPY, clx, cly, clw, clh);
+					  NULL, op, clx, cly, clw, clh);
 	     } else {
 		int xx, yy;
 		double sa, ca;
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ __imlib_xfd_draw_str(Display *display, Drawable drawable, Visual *v, int depth,
       __imlib_BlendImageToImage(im2, im, 0, 1, IMAGE_HAS_ALPHA(im), 
 				0, 0, im2->w, im2->h,
 				x, y, im2->w, im2->h,
-				NULL, OP_COPY, clx, cly, clw, clh);
+				NULL, op, clx, cly, clw, clh);
    } else {
       int xx, yy;
       double sa, ca;