Index: src/java/org/apache/fop/afp/svg/AFPTextHandler.java
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--- src/java/org/apache/fop/afp/svg/AFPTextHandler.java	(revision 1569379)
+++ src/java/org/apache/fop/afp/svg/AFPTextHandler.java	(working copy)
@@ -120,9 +120,8 @@
 
             // set the color
             AFPPaintingState paintingState = g2d.getPaintingState();
-            if (paintingState.setColor(color)) {
-                graphicsObj.setColor(color);
-            }
+            paintingState.setColor(color);
+            graphicsObj.setColor(color);
 
             // set the character set
             int fontReference = 0;