diff --git a/pd/src/g_rtext.c b/pd/src/g_rtext.c
index 21fd00dcff282e4d7183ddf0a1fc57729a72adef..2d2c822f3f6f21dcab004ad3c94a1645c4963da0 100644
--- a/pd/src/g_rtext.c
+++ b/pd/src/g_rtext.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #define BMARGIN 1
 #else
-#define BMARGIN 0
+#define BMARGIN 1
 #endif
 
 #define SEND_FIRST 1