diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
index fbfd350..110f3cc 100644
--- a/x.c
+++ b/x.c
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ xdrawglyphfontspecs(const XftGlyphFontSpec *specs, Glyph base, int len, int x, i
 
 	/* Change basic system colors [0-7] to bright system colors [8-15] */
 	if ((base.mode & ATTR_BOLD_FAINT) == ATTR_BOLD && BETWEEN(base.fg, 0, 7))
-		fg = &dc.col[base.fg + 8];
+		fg = &dc.col[base.fg];
 
 	if (IS_SET(MODE_REVERSE)) {
 		if (fg == &dc.col[defaultfg]) {