diff --git a/source/textbox.c b/source/textbox.c
index 73cbfea8..d291327b 100644
--- a/source/textbox.c
+++ b/source/textbox.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static void __textbox_update_pango_text ( textbox *tb )
         pango_layout_set_attributes ( tb->layout, NULL );
         pango_layout_set_text ( tb->layout, string, l );
     }
-    else if ( tb->tbft & MARKUP ) {
+    else if ( tb->flags & TB_MARKUP ||  tb->tbft & MARKUP ) {
         pango_layout_set_markup ( tb->layout, tb->text, -1 );
     }
     else {