diff --git a/src/servers/app/drawing/DrawingEngine.cpp b/src/servers/app/drawing/DrawingEngine.cpp
index 2f30477d0e..fe7a3000df 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/drawing/DrawingEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/drawing/DrawingEngine.cpp
@@ -860,14 +860,17 @@ DrawingEngine::FillRegion(BRegion& r)
 										  fSuspendSyncLevel == 0
 										  || cursorTouched);
 				doInSoftware = false;
-			} else if (fAvailableHWAccleration & HW_ACC_INVERT_REGION
-					   && fPainter->Pattern() == B_SOLID_HIGH
-					   && fPainter->DrawingMode() == B_OP_INVERT) {
-				r.IntersectWith(fPainter->ClippingRegion());
-				fGraphicsCard->InvertRegion(r);
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (doInSoftware && fAvailableHWAccleration & HW_ACC_INVERT_REGION
+				   && fPainter->Pattern() == B_SOLID_HIGH
+				   && fPainter->DrawingMode() == B_OP_INVERT) {
+			r.IntersectWith(fPainter->ClippingRegion());
+			fGraphicsCard->InvertRegion(r);
+			doInSoftware = false;
+		}
+
 		if (doInSoftware) {
 
 			BRect touched = fPainter->FillRect(r.RectAt(0));