diff --git a/font.c b/font.c
index 674c56ef..f53f11e9 100644
--- a/font.c
+++ b/font.c
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ glyph_for_wchar(const struct font *font, wchar_t wc, struct glyph *glyph)
         .cols = cols,
         .pix = pix,
         .x = font->face->glyph->bitmap_left * font->pixel_size_fixup,
-        .y = font->face->glyph->bitmap_top * font->pixel_size_fixup,
+        .y = ceil(font->face->glyph->bitmap_top * font->pixel_size_fixup),
         .width = width,
         .height = rows,
         .valid = true,