diff --git a/fontconvert/fontconvert.c b/fontconvert/fontconvert.c
index 01cc444..412df2a 100644
--- a/fontconvert/fontconvert.c
+++ b/fontconvert/fontconvert.c
@@ -117,6 +117,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "FreeType init error: %d", err);
 		return err;
 	}
+	
+	// Use TrueType engine version 35, without subpixel rendering.
+	// This improves clarity of fonts since this library does not
+	// support rendering multiple levels of gray in a glyph.
+	// See https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-GFX-Library/issues/103
+	FT_UInt interpreter_version = TT_INTERPRETER_VERSION_35;
+	FT_Property_Set( library, "truetype",
+                                  "interpreter-version",
+                                  &interpreter_version );	
+	
 	if((err = FT_New_Face(library, argv[1], 0, &face))) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Font load error: %d", err);
 		FT_Done_FreeType(library);