diff --git a/moo/mooedit/mootextview.c b/moo/mooedit/mootextview.c
index 0d428774..4e7322b8 100644
--- a/moo/mooedit/mootextview.c
+++ b/moo/mooedit/mootextview.c
@@ -3454,7 +3454,7 @@ draw_left_margin (MooTextView    *view,
             gtk_paint_layout (GTK_WIDGET (view)->style,
                               event->window,
                               GTK_WIDGET_STATE (view),
-                              TRUE, &event->area,
+                              FALSE, &event->area,
                               GTK_WIDGET(view), NULL,
                               x, y, layout);
         }