diff --git a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/font/CGGlyphImages.m b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/font/CGGlyphImages.m
index a9a383eea28..c606f37ed81 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/font/CGGlyphImages.m
+++ b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/font/CGGlyphImages.m
@@ -494,8 +494,8 @@ @implementation CGGI_GlyphCanvas
         const CGGI_RenderingMode* mode)
 {
     if (canvas->image != NULL &&
-        width  * CGGI_GLYPH_CANVAS_SLACK <= canvas->image->width &&
-        height * CGGI_GLYPH_CANVAS_SLACK <= canvas->image->height)
+        width < canvas->image->width &&
+        height < canvas->image->height)
     {
         return;
     }