diff --git a/include/mapnik/svg/svg_path_adapter.hpp b/include/mapnik/svg/svg_path_adapter.hpp
index a05277460..10ccb25f2 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/svg/svg_path_adapter.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/svg/svg_path_adapter.hpp
@@ -382,10 +382,12 @@ void path_adapter<VC>::arc_to(double rx,
         {
             join_path(a);
         }
-        else
-        {
-            line_to(x, y);
-        }
+
+        // We are adding an explicit line_to, even if we've already add the
+        // bezier arc to the current path. This is to prevent subsequent smooth
+        // bezier curves from accidentally assuming that the previous command
+        // was a bezier curve as well when calculating reflection points.
+        line_to(x, y);
     }
     else
     {