diff --git a/linux_4ed.cpp b/linux_4ed.cpp
index 21fa2185..2fb85dce 100644
--- a/linux_4ed.cpp
+++ b/linux_4ed.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 /*
  * Mr. 4th Dimention - Allen Webster
  *
@@ -1167,7 +1168,8 @@ Font_Load_Sig(system_draw_font_load){
 
     for(; attempts < 3; ++attempts){
 #if LINUX_FONTS
-        success = linux_font_load(&linuxvars.font_part, font_out, filename, pt_size, tab_width);
+        success = linux_font_load(&linuxvars.font_part, font_out, filename, pt_size, tab_width,
+                                  linuxvars.settings.use_hinting);
 #else
         success = font_load(
             &linuxvars.font_part,
diff --git a/linux_font.cpp b/linux_font.cpp
index 02515151..38694826 100644
--- a/linux_font.cpp
+++ b/linux_font.cpp
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ linux_get_sys_font(char* name, i32 pt_size){
 }
 
 internal b32
-linux_font_load(Partition *part, Render_Font *rf, char *name, i32 pt_size, i32 tab_width){
-
+linux_font_load(Partition *part, Render_Font *rf, char *name, i32 pt_size, i32 tab_width, b32 use_hinting){
     b32 result = 0;
 
     Temp_Memory temp = begin_temp_memory(part);
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ linux_font_load(Partition *part, Render_Font *rf, char *name, i32 pt_size, i32 t
 #endif
 
     if (filename != 0){
-        result = font_load_freetype(part, rf, filename, pt_size, tab_width);
+        result = font_load_freetype(part, rf, filename, pt_size, tab_width, use_hinting);
     }
 
     end_temp_memory(temp);