diff --git a/src/apps/icon-o-matic/CanvasView.cpp b/src/apps/icon-o-matic/CanvasView.cpp
index 22ecd8c7c9..cfa54b6d52 100644
--- a/src/apps/icon-o-matic/CanvasView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/icon-o-matic/CanvasView.cpp
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ CanvasView::CanvasView(BRect frame)
 	  fOffsreenBitmap(NULL),
 	  fOffsreenView(NULL)
 {
-	#if __HAIKU__
-	SetFlags(Flags() | B_SUBPIXEL_PRECISE);
-	#endif // __HAIKU__
-
 	_MakeBackground();
 	fRenderer->SetBackground(fBackground);
 }
@@ -114,7 +110,6 @@ CanvasView::Draw(BRect updateRect)
 			BRegion clipping;
 			GetClippingRegion(&clipping);
 			fOffsreenView->ConstrainClippingRegion(&clipping);
-			fOffsreenView->FillRect(updateRect, B_SOLID_LOW);
 
 			_DrawInto(fOffsreenView, updateRect);
 
diff --git a/src/apps/icon-o-matic/shape/PathManipulator.cpp b/src/apps/icon-o-matic/shape/PathManipulator.cpp
index ca2ccc11ad..3725a10c59 100644
--- a/src/apps/icon-o-matic/shape/PathManipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/icon-o-matic/shape/PathManipulator.cpp
@@ -305,12 +305,22 @@ class StrokePathIterator : public VectorPath::Iterator {
 void
 PathManipulator::Draw(BView* into, BRect updateRect)
 {
-	// draw the Bezier curve, but only if editing
-	// if not "editing", the path is actually on top all other modifiers
+	// draw the Bezier curve, but only if not "editing",
+	// the path is actually on top all other modifiers
 	// TODO: make this customizable in the GUI
+
+	#if __HAIKU__
+	uint32 flags = into->Flags();
+	into->SetFlags(flags | B_SUBPIXEL_PRECISE);
+	#endif // __HAIKU__
+
 	StrokePathIterator iterator(fCanvasView, into);
 	fPath->Iterate(&iterator, fCanvasView->ZoomLevel());
 
+	#if __HAIKU__
+	into->SetFlags(flags);
+	#endif // __HAIKU__
+
 	into->SetLowColor(0, 0, 0, 255);
 	BPoint point;
 	BPoint pointIn;