diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/pixfader.cc b/libs/gtkmm2ext/pixfader.cc
index d0271cc700..c7cc85193e 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/pixfader.cc
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/pixfader.cc
@@ -234,11 +234,10 @@ PixFader::on_expose_event (GdkEventExpose* ev)
 	cairo_set_source_rgba (cr, 0, 0, 0, 1.0);
 
 	cairo_matrix_t matrix;
-	Gtkmm2ext::rounded_rectangle (cr, CORNER_OFFSET, CORNER_OFFSET, w-CORNER_SIZE, h-CORNER_SIZE, CORNER_RADIUS + 1.5);
+	Gtkmm2ext::rounded_rectangle (cr, CORNER_OFFSET, CORNER_OFFSET, w-CORNER_SIZE, h-CORNER_SIZE, CORNER_RADIUS);
 	// we use a 'trick' here: The stoke is off by .5px but filling the interior area
 	// after a stroke of 2px width results in an outline of 1px
-	cairo_stroke (cr);
-	Gtkmm2ext::rounded_rectangle (cr, CORNER_OFFSET, CORNER_OFFSET, w-CORNER_SIZE, h-CORNER_SIZE, CORNER_RADIUS);
+	cairo_stroke_preserve(cr);
 
 	if (_orien == VERT) {