diff --git a/src/truetype/ttgload.c b/src/truetype/ttgload.c
index 0d8f271c6..796811b39 100644
--- a/src/truetype/ttgload.c
+++ b/src/truetype/ttgload.c
@@ -2736,9 +2736,7 @@
 #endif
            !face->postscript.isFixedPitch                                 )
       {
-        loader->widthp = tt_face_get_device_metrics( face,
-                                                     size->metrics->x_ppem,
-                                                     0 );
+        loader->widthp = size->widthp;
       }
       else
         loader->widthp = NULL;
diff --git a/src/truetype/ttobjs.c b/src/truetype/ttobjs.c
index 93fc54844..5c07b7a2f 100644
--- a/src/truetype/ttobjs.c
+++ b/src/truetype/ttobjs.c
@@ -1435,6 +1435,8 @@
       size->ttmetrics.y_ratio = 0x10000L;
     }
 
+    size->widthp = tt_face_get_device_metrics( face, size_metrics->x_ppem, 0 );
+
     size->metrics = size_metrics;
 
 #ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
diff --git a/src/truetype/ttobjs.h b/src/truetype/ttobjs.h
index fd7237872..1c4b5851f 100644
--- a/src/truetype/ttobjs.h
+++ b/src/truetype/ttobjs.h
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
 
     TT_Size_Metrics    ttmetrics;
 
+    FT_Byte*           widthp;          /* glyph widths from the hdmx table */
+
     FT_ULong           strike_index;      /* 0xFFFFFFFF to indicate invalid */
 
 #ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER