diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index e2ed46b1..7285eac3 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ render_cell(struct terminal *term, pixman_image_t *pix,
         if (pixman_image_get_format(glyph->pix) == PIXMAN_a8r8g8b8) {
             /* Glyph surface is a pre-rendered image (typically a color emoji...) */
             if (!(cell->attrs.blink && term->blink.state == BLINK_OFF)) {
-                pixman_image_composite(
+                pixman_image_composite32(
                     PIXMAN_OP_OVER, glyph->pix, NULL, pix, 0, 0, 0, 0,
                     x + glyph->x, y + term->fextents.ascent - glyph->y,
                     glyph->width, glyph->height);
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ render_cell(struct terminal *term, pixman_image_t *pix,
             /* Glyph surface is an alpha mask */
             /* TODO: cache */
             pixman_image_t *src = pixman_image_create_solid_fill(&fg);
-            pixman_image_composite(
+            pixman_image_composite32(
                 PIXMAN_OP_OVER, src, glyph->pix, pix, 0, 0, 0, 0,
                 x + glyph->x, y + term->fextents.ascent - glyph->y,
                 glyph->width, glyph->height);