diff --git a/testdata/Text.png b/testdata/Text.png
index eddca1c..391b353 100755
Binary files a/testdata/Text.png and b/testdata/Text.png differ
diff --git a/text.go b/text.go
index 18f09ff..6019688 100644
--- a/text.go
+++ b/text.go
@@ -153,10 +153,17 @@ func (cv *Canvas) FillText(str string, x, y float64) {
 	scale := (scaleX + scaleY) * 0.5
 	fontSize := fixed.Int26_6(math.Round(float64(cv.state.fontSize) * scale))
 
+	// if the font size is large or rotated or skewed in some way, use the
+	// triangulated font rendering
 	if fontSize > fixed.I(25) {
 		cv.fillText2(str, x, y)
 		return
 	}
+	mat := cv.state.transform
+	if mat[1] != 0 || mat[2] != 0 || mat[0] != mat[3] {
+		cv.fillText2(str, x, y)
+		return
+	}
 
 	frc := cv.getFRContext(cv.state.font, fontSize)
 	fnt := cv.state.font.font