* src/sfnt/sfmtx.c: disabling memory optimization when
    FT_CONFIG_OPTION_OLD_INTERNALS is used. This is because libXfont
    is directly accessing the HMTX data. Grrrrr....
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b7791bc..36d983e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
     * src/sfnt/sfobjs.c (sfnt_face_load): fixed silly bug that
     prevented embedded bitmaps from being correctly listed and used
 
+    * src/sfnt/sfmtx.c: disabling memory optimization when
+    FT_CONFIG_OPTION_OLD_INTERNALS is used. This is because libXfont
+    is directly accessing the HMTX data. Grrrrr....
+
     * src/pfr/pfrsbit.c: fixed handling of character advances
 
 2006-02-20  David Turner  <david@freetype.org>
diff --git a/src/sfnt/ttmtx.c b/src/sfnt/ttmtx.c
index bb89cd3..a6925ec 100644
--- a/src/sfnt/ttmtx.c
+++ b/src/sfnt/ttmtx.c
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@
 #define FT_COMPONENT  trace_ttmtx
 
 
+/* Unfortunately, we can't enable our memory optimizations when
+ * FT_CONFIG_OPTION_OLD_INTERNALS is defined. This is because some
+ * rogue clients (libXfont in the X.Org XServer) is directly accessing
+ * the metrics
+ */
+
   /*************************************************************************/
   /*                                                                       */
   /* <Function>                                                            */
@@ -53,7 +59,7 @@
   /* <Return>                                                              */
   /*    FreeType error code.  0 means success.                             */
   /*                                                                       */
-#ifdef FT_OPTIMIZE_MEMORY
+#if defined FT_OPTIMIZE_MEMORY && !defined FT_CONFIG_OPTION_OLD_INTERNALS
 
   FT_LOCAL_DEF( FT_Error )
   tt_face_load_hmtx( TT_Face    face,
@@ -94,7 +100,7 @@
     return error;
   }
 
-#else /* !OPTIMIZE_MEMORY */
+#else /* !OPTIMIZE_MEMORY || OLD_INTERNALS */
 
   FT_LOCAL_DEF( FT_Error )
   tt_face_load_hmtx( TT_Face    face,
@@ -215,7 +221,7 @@
     return error;
   }
 
-#endif /* !FT_OPTIMIZE_METRICS */
+#endif /* !OPTIMIZE_MEMORY || OLD_INTERNALS */
 
 
   /*************************************************************************/
@@ -324,7 +330,7 @@
   /*                                                                       */
   /*    advance :: The advance width resp. advance height.                 */
   /*                                                                       */
-#ifdef FT_OPTIMIZE_MEMORY
+#if defined FT_OPTIMIZE_MEMORY && !defined FT_CONFIG_OPTION_OLD_INTERNALS
 
   FT_LOCAL_DEF( FT_Error )
   tt_face_get_metrics( TT_Face     face,
@@ -389,7 +395,7 @@
     return SFNT_Err_Ok;
   }
 
-#else /* !FT_OPTIMIZE_MEMORY */
+#else /* !OPTIMIZE_MEMORY || OLD_INTERNALS */
 
   FT_LOCAL_DEF( FT_Error )
   tt_face_get_metrics( TT_Face     face,
@@ -427,7 +433,7 @@
     return SFNT_Err_Ok;
   }
 
-#endif /* !FT_OPTIMIZE_MEMORY */
+#endif /* !OPTIMIZE_MEMORY || OLD_INTERNALS */
 
 
 /* END */