diff --git a/src/base/ftobjs.c b/src/base/ftobjs.c
index 96572bd..753dc8b 100644
--- a/src/base/ftobjs.c
+++ b/src/base/ftobjs.c
@@ -641,6 +641,8 @@
       load_flags &= ~FT_LOAD_RENDER;
     }
 
+    load_flags |= FT_LOAD_FORCE_AUTOHINT;
+
     /*
      * Determine whether we need to auto-hint or not.
      * The general rules are: