diff --git a/src/conky.cc b/src/conky.cc
index 9177c898..bbe04291 100644
--- a/src/conky.cc
+++ b/src/conky.cc
@@ -1547,12 +1547,12 @@ int draw_each_line_inner(char *s, int special_index, int last_special_applied)
 										  );
 								}
 #endif /* DEBUG_lol */
-								XSetForeground(display, window.gc, tmpcolour[
+										set_foreground_color(tmpcolour[
 										(int)((float)(w - 2) - current->graph[j] *
 											(w - 2) / (float)current->scale)
 										]);
 							} else {
-								XSetForeground(display, window.gc, tmpcolour[colour_idx++]);
+								set_foreground_color(tmpcolour[colour_idx++]);
 							}
 						}
 						/* this is mugfugly, but it works */