diff --git a/sch2fig/cairo.c b/sch2fig/cairo.c
index 6d7fbec..d3d9227 100644
--- a/sch2fig/cairo.c
+++ b/sch2fig/cairo.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ void *cr_init(const char *template, int n_vars, const char **vars)
 	struct cairo_ctx *cc;
 
 	cc = alloc_type(struct cairo_ctx);
-	cc->s = cairo_image_surface_create(CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32, 2000, 1414);
+	cc->s = cairo_image_surface_create(CAIRO_FORMAT_RGB24, 2000, 1414);
 	cc->cr = cairo_create(cc->s);
 
 	set_color(cc->cr, COLOR_WHITE);