diff --git a/WINGs/wfont_wl.c b/WINGs/wfont_wl.c
index a9d517a..dfa2e98 100644
--- a/WINGs/wfont_wl.c
+++ b/WINGs/wfont_wl.c
@@ -110,9 +110,7 @@ static int
 wl_text_width(void *handle, const char *text, int len)
 {
     FontHandleWL *h = handle;
-    const char   *prev = pango_layout_get_text(h->layout);
-    if (!prev || strncmp(text, prev, (size_t)len) != 0 || prev[len] != '\0')
-        pango_layout_set_text(h->layout, text, len);
+    pango_layout_set_text(h->layout, text, len);
     int w = 0;
     pango_layout_get_pixel_size(h->layout, &w, NULL);
     return w;