diff --git a/sch2fig/lib.c b/sch2fig/lib.c
index 76a284a..0c65178 100644
--- a/sch2fig/lib.c
+++ b/sch2fig/lib.c
@@ -383,7 +383,11 @@ static void draw_text(const struct text_obj *text, int m[6])
 	switch (txt.rot) {
 	case 180:
 	case 270:
-		text_flip_x(&txt);
+		/* @@@ consolidate this with text_flip_x */
+		txt.rot = angle_add(txt.rot, 180);
+		txt.hor = text_flip(txt.hor);
+		txt.vert = text_flip(txt.vert);
+//		text_flip_x(&txt);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;