diff --git a/bin/xsettingsd-setup b/bin/xsettingsd-setup
index d062992..0d00a6f 100755
--- a/bin/xsettingsd-setup
+++ b/bin/xsettingsd-setup
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ dpi=${dpis%% *}
 dpi=${dpi:-96}
 
 echo "using ${dpi}dpi" >&2
-echo Xft.dpi: $dpi | xrdb -merge
+{
+    echo Xft.dpi: $dpi
+    echo Xft.rgba: $( [ $dpi -gt 144 ] && echo none || echo rgb )
+} | xrdb -merge
 xrandr --dpi $dpi
 
 # Build xsettingsd