--- a/gfx/skia/skia/src/ports/SkFontHost_cairo.cpp
+++ b/gfx/skia/skia/src/ports/SkFontHost_cairo.cpp
@@ -214,16 +214,19 @@ public:
         if (!fPattern && isLCD(*rec)) {
             rec->fMaskFormat = SkMask::kA8_Format;
         }
 
         // rotated text looks bad with hinting, so we disable it as needed
         if (!gFontHintingEnabled || !isAxisAligned(*rec)) {
             rec->setHinting(SkPaint::kNo_Hinting);
         }
+
+        // Don't apply any gamma so that we match cairo-ft's results.
+        rec->ignorePreBlend();
     }
 
     virtual void onGetFontDescriptor(SkFontDescriptor*, bool*) const override
     {
         SkDEBUGCODE(SkDebugf("SkCairoFTTypeface::onGetFontDescriptor unimplemented\n"));
     }
 
     virtual int onCharsToGlyphs(void const*, SkTypeface::Encoding, uint16_t*, int) const override