diff --git a/src/Canvas/elements/path.cxx b/src/Canvas/elements/path.cxx
index bf800e076..02e616348 100644
--- a/src/Canvas/elements/path.cxx
+++ b/src/Canvas/elements/path.cxx
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ namespace canvas
         if( _mode & VG_FILL_PATH )
         {
           vgSetPaint(_paint_fill, VG_FILL_PATH);
+
+          vgSetf(VG_FILL_RULE, VG_NON_ZERO); // TODO make user configurable
         }
 
         // And finally draw the path