diff --git a/vt.c b/vt.c
index 4d2bf487..caa53e62 100644
--- a/vt.c
+++ b/vt.c
@@ -850,7 +850,11 @@ action_utf8_print(struct terminal *term, char32_t wc)
                 break;
 
             case GRAPHEME_WIDTH_DOUBLE:
-                if (unlikely(wc == 0xfe0f && new_cc->count == 2)) {
+#if defined(FOOT_GRAPHEME_CLUSTERING)
+                if (unlikely(grapheme_clustering &&
+                             wc == 0xfe0f &&
+                             new_cc->count == 2))
+                {
                     /* Only emojis should be affected by VS16 */
                     const utf8proc_property_t *props =
                         utf8proc_get_property(new_cc->chars[0]);
@@ -858,6 +862,8 @@ action_utf8_print(struct terminal *term, char32_t wc)
                     if (props->boundclass == UTF8PROC_BOUNDCLASS_EXTENDED_PICTOGRAPHIC)
                         width = 2;
                 }
+#endif
+
                 new_cc->width = min(grapheme_width + width, 2);
                 break;