diff --git a/src/Backends/Rendering/OpenGL2.cpp b/src/Backends/Rendering/OpenGL2.cpp
index bf34eb58..21327e5c 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Rendering/OpenGL2.cpp
+++ b/src/Backends/Rendering/OpenGL2.cpp
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ Backend_Glyph* Backend_LoadGlyph(const unsigned char *pixels, unsigned int width
 	if (glyph == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	const int destination_pitch = (width + 3) & ~3;	// Round up to the nearest 4 (OpenGL needs this)
+	const int destination_pitch = ((width * 2) + 3) & ~3;	// Round up to the nearest 4 (OpenGL needs this)
 
 	unsigned char *buffer = (unsigned char*)malloc(destination_pitch * height);
 
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ Backend_Glyph* Backend_LoadGlyph(const unsigned char *pixels, unsigned int width
 
 				for (unsigned int x = 0; x < width; ++x)
 				{
+					*destination_pointer++ = 0xFF;
 					*destination_pointer++ = (unsigned char)(pow((double)*source_pointer++ / (total_greys - 1), 1.0 / 1.8) * 255.0);
 				}
 			}
@@ -464,6 +465,7 @@ Backend_Glyph* Backend_LoadGlyph(const unsigned char *pixels, unsigned int width
 
 				for (unsigned int x = 0; x < width; ++x)
 				{
+					*destination_pointer++ = 0xFF;
 					*destination_pointer++ = *source_pointer++ ? 0xFF : 0;
 				}
 			}
@@ -473,7 +475,7 @@ Backend_Glyph* Backend_LoadGlyph(const unsigned char *pixels, unsigned int width
 
 	glGenTextures(1, &glyph->texture_id);
 	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, glyph->texture_id);
-	glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_ALPHA8, width, height, 0, GL_ALPHA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, buffer);
+	glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_LUMINANCE8_ALPHA8, width, height, 0, GL_LUMINANCE_ALPHA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, buffer);
 	glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
 	glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);