=== modified file 'src/extension/internal/cairo-renderer.cpp'
--- src/extension/internal/cairo-renderer.cpp	Mon Aug 06 08:05:15 2012
+++ src/extension/internal/cairo-renderer.cpp	Tue Sep 04 13:11:42 2012
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@
     setStateForItem(ctx, item);
 
     CairoRenderState *state = ctx->getCurrentState();
-    state->need_layer = ( state->mask || state->clip_path || state->opacity != 1.0 );
+    state->need_layer = ( state->mask || state->opacity != 1.0 );
 
     // Draw item on a temporary surface so a mask, clip path, or opacity can be applied to it.
     if (state->need_layer) {