diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_font_draw.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_font_draw.c
index 5c6b413dd3..614e56ebc5 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_font_draw.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_font_draw.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ evas_common_font_draw_prepare(Evas_Text_Props *text_props)
 
    evas_common_font_int_reload(fi);
 
-   if (fi->src->current_size != fi->size && text_props->generation == fi->generation)
+   if (fi->src->current_size != fi->size)
      {
         evas_common_font_source_reload(fi->src);
         FTLOCK();
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_text_utils.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_text_utils.c
index 14751211a8..427bb84360 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_text_utils.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_text_utils.c
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ evas_common_text_props_content_create(void *_fi, const Eina_Unicode *text,
    evas_common_font_int_reload(fi);
    if (fi->src->current_size != fi->size)
      {
+        evas_common_font_source_reload(fi->src);
         FTLOCK();
         FT_Activate_Size(fi->ft.size);
         FTUNLOCK();