diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/tom_roush/pdfbox/rendering/PageDrawer.java b/library/src/main/java/com/tom_roush/pdfbox/rendering/PageDrawer.java
index ebe11545..8fc92796 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/tom_roush/pdfbox/rendering/PageDrawer.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/tom_roush/pdfbox/rendering/PageDrawer.java
@@ -407,7 +407,8 @@ private void drawGlyph2D(Glyph2D glyph2D, PDFont font, int code, Vector displace
         PDGraphicsState state = getGraphicsState();
         RenderingMode renderingMode = state.getTextState().getRenderingMode();
 
-        Path path = glyph2D.getPathForCharacterCode(code);
+        Path oldPath = glyph2D.getPathForCharacterCode(code);
+        Path path = new Path(oldPath);
         if (path != null)
         {
             // Stretch non-embedded glyph if it does not match the height/width contained in the PDF.