diff --git a/src/kits/interface/TextView.cpp b/src/kits/interface/TextView.cpp
index 93da49d8bc..2b67e24350 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/TextView.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/TextView.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ using namespace std;
 #endif
 
 
-#define USE_WIDTHBUFFER 0
+#define USE_WIDTHBUFFER 1
 #define USE_DOUBLEBUFFERING 0