diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/CvText.cpp b/app/src/main/cpp/CvText.cpp
index 01dbcdd5..48a15b16 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/CvText.cpp
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/CvText.cpp
@@ -354,7 +354,18 @@ namespace cv {
 				mvFn(NULL, (void*)userData);
 
 				// Update current position ( in FreeType coordinates )
+#if defined(USING_HB)
 				currentPos.x += mFace->glyph->advance.x;
+#else
+				if (wstr[i] == ' ')
+				{
+					currentPos.x += mFace->glyph->advance.x << 1;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					currentPos.x += mFace->glyph->advance.x;
+				}
+#endif
 				currentPos.y += mFace->glyph->advance.y;
 			}
 			delete userData;
@@ -1036,7 +1047,19 @@ namespace cv {
 						(this->*putPixel)(dst, gPos.y + row, gPos.x + col, _colorUC8n, cl);
 					}
 				}
-				_org.x += (mFace->glyph->advance.x) >> 6;
+
+#if defined(USING_HB)
+                _org.x += (mFace->glyph->advance.x) >> 6;
+#else
+                if (wstr[i] == ' ')
+                {
+                    _org.x += ((mFace->glyph->advance.x) >> 6) << 1;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _org.x += (mFace->glyph->advance.x) >> 6;
+                }
+#endif
 				_org.y += (mFace->glyph->advance.y) >> 6;
 			}