diff --git a/libs/canvas/arc.cc b/libs/canvas/arc.cc
index 07420245cc..5beece7ce8 100644
--- a/libs/canvas/arc.cc
+++ b/libs/canvas/arc.cc
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@ Arc::render (Rect const & /*area*/, Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> context) const
 
 	if (fill()) {
 		setup_fill_context (context);
-		context->fill_preserve ();
+		if (outline()) {
+			context->fill_preserve ();
+		} else {
+			context->fill ();
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (outline()) {
diff --git a/libs/canvas/constraint_packer.cc b/libs/canvas/constraint_packer.cc
index d4cb5748aa..c160f5306d 100644
--- a/libs/canvas/constraint_packer.cc
+++ b/libs/canvas/constraint_packer.cc
@@ -756,7 +756,11 @@ ConstraintPacker::render (Rect const & area, Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> conte
 
 			setup_fill_context (context);
 			context->rectangle (draw.x0, draw.y0, draw.width(), draw.height());
-			context->fill_preserve ();
+			if (outline()) {
+				context->fill_preserve ();
+			} else {
+				context->fill ();
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (outline()) {