diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Gui.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Gui.cs
index 6cac6e4b85..11d8bbca52 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Gui.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Gui.cs
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					}
 
 					var font = new Font(family, fontsize ?? 12, fstyle, GraphicsUnit.Pixel);
+					g.TextRenderingHint = System.Drawing.Text.TextRenderingHint.SingleBitPerPixelGridFit;
 					g.DrawString(message, font, GetBrush(color ?? Color.White), x, y);
 				}
 				catch (Exception)