diff --git a/patch/highlight.c b/patch/highlight.c
index 39eb21e..ab5d7f2 100644
--- a/patch/highlight.c
+++ b/patch/highlight.c
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ drawhighlights(struct item *item, int x, int y, int maxw)
 					y,
 					MIN(maxw - indentx, TEXTW(highlight) - lrpad),
 					bh, 0, highlight, 0
+					#if PANGO_PATCH
+					, True
+					#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 				);
 			highlight[strlen(token)] = restorechar;