diff --git a/src/text/renderer.cpp b/src/text/renderer.cpp
index a549d6c9d..e45077125 100644
--- a/src/text/renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/text/renderer.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ void agg_text_renderer<T>::render(glyph_positions const& pos)
                 if (!error)
                 {
                     FT_BitmapGlyph bit = reinterpret_cast<FT_BitmapGlyph>(g);
+#ifdef FT_PIXEL_MODE_BGRA
                     if (bit->bitmap.pixel_mode != FT_PIXEL_MODE_BGRA)
+#endif
                     {
                         composite_bitmap(pixmap_,
                                          &bit->bitmap,