diff --git a/addons/ttf/ttf.c b/addons/ttf/ttf.c
index f0dee2e..425185f 100644
--- a/addons/ttf/ttf.c
+++ b/addons/ttf/ttf.c
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ static ALLEGRO_BITMAP *push_new_page(ALLEGRO_TTF_FONT_DATA *data)
     al_clear_to_color(al_map_rgba_f(0, 0, 0, 0));
     al_restore_state(&state);
 
-    data->page_pos_x = 0;
-    data->page_pos_y = 0;
+    data->page_pos_x = 1;
+    data->page_pos_y = 1;
     data->page_line_height = 0;
 
     return page;
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static unsigned char *alloc_glyph_region(ALLEGRO_TTF_FONT_DATA *data,
    if (data->page_pos_x + w4 > al_get_bitmap_width(page)) {
       data->page_pos_y += data->page_line_height;
       data->page_pos_y = align4(data->page_pos_y);
-      data->page_pos_x = 0;
+      data->page_pos_x = 1;
       data->page_line_height = 0;
       relock = true;
    }