diff -Naur freetype-2.1.9/src/base/ftobjs.c freetype-2.1.9.new/src/base/ftobjs.c
--- freetype-2.1.9/src/base/ftobjs.c	2004-06-21 22:16:56.000000000 +0100
+++ freetype-2.1.9.new/src/base/ftobjs.c	2004-12-10 20:03:47.559795568 +0000
@@ -2133,6 +2133,13 @@
 
           if ( kern_mode != FT_KERNING_UNFITTED )
           {
+
+	    if ( face->size->metrics.x_ppem < 25 )
+	      akerning->x = FT_MulDiv( akerning->x, face->size->metrics.x_ppem, 25 );
+
+	    if ( face->size->metrics.y_ppem < 25 )
+	      akerning->y = FT_MulDiv( akerning->y, face->size->metrics.y_ppem, 25 );
+
             akerning->x = FT_PIX_ROUND( akerning->x );
             akerning->y = FT_PIX_ROUND( akerning->y );
           }