diff --git a/src/base/ftglyph.c b/src/base/ftglyph.c
index 0c283928d..373328afd 100644
--- a/src/base/ftglyph.c
+++ b/src/base/ftglyph.c
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@
     if ( error )
       goto Exit;
 
+    copy->advance = source->advance;
     copy->format  = source->format;
 
     if ( clazz->glyph_copy )