diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_font_main.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_font_main.c
index 1aed305f97..9356038e42 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_font_main.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_font_main.c
@@ -388,6 +388,10 @@ evas_common_font_int_cache_glyph_get(RGBA_Font_Int *fi, FT_UInt idx)
         if (fi->fash) _fash_gl_add(fi->fash, idx, (void *)(-1));
         return NULL;
      }
+   fg->width = EVAS_FONT_ROUND_26_6_TO_INT(
+       fi->src->ft.face->glyph->metrics.width);
+   fg->x_bear = EVAS_FONT_ROUND_26_6_TO_INT(
+       fi->src->ft.face->glyph->metrics.horiBearingX);
 
    fg->index = idx;
    fg->fi = fi;
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 741adfab71..cea592a38f 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_text_utils.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_text_utils.c
@@ -337,15 +337,10 @@ evas_common_text_props_content_create(void *_fi, const Eina_Unicode *text,
              LKU(fi->ft_mutex);
              continue;
           }
-        if ((!fg->glyph_out) && (!evas_common_font_int_cache_glyph_render(fg)))
-          {
-             LKU(fi->ft_mutex);
-             continue;
-          }
         LKU(fi->ft_mutex);
 
-        gl_itr->x_bear = fg->glyph_out->left;
-        gl_itr->width = fg->glyph_out->bitmap.width;
+        gl_itr->x_bear = fg->x_bear;
+        gl_itr->width = fg->width;
         /* text_props->info->glyph[char_index].advance =
          * text_props->info->glyph[char_index].index =
          * already done by the ot function */
@@ -435,8 +430,6 @@ evas_common_text_props_content_create(void *_fi, const Eina_Unicode *text,
 
         fg = evas_common_font_int_cache_glyph_get(fi, idx);
         if (!fg) continue;
-        if ((!fg->glyph_out) && (!evas_common_font_int_cache_glyph_render(fg)))
-          continue;
         kern = 0;
 
         if ((use_kerning) && (prev_index) && (idx) &&
@@ -453,9 +446,9 @@ evas_common_text_props_content_create(void *_fi, const Eina_Unicode *text,
         pface = fi->src->ft.face;
 
         gl_itr->index = idx;
-        gl_itr->x_bear = fg->glyph_out->left;
+        gl_itr->x_bear = fg->x_bear;
         adv = fg->glyph->advance.x >> 10;
-        gl_itr->width = fg->glyph_out->bitmap.width;
+        gl_itr->width = fg->width;
 
         if (EVAS_FONT_CHARACTER_IS_INVISIBLE(_gl))
           {
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_common.h b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_common.h
index 65b9ba8e95..a1c034003e 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_common.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_common.h
@@ -965,6 +965,8 @@ struct _RGBA_Font_Source
 struct _RGBA_Font_Glyph
 {
    FT_UInt         index;
+   Evas_Coord      width;
+   Evas_Coord      x_bear;
    FT_Glyph        glyph;
    FT_BitmapGlyph  glyph_out;
    /* this is a problem - only 1 engine at a time can extend such a font... grrr */