diff --git a/drw.c b/drw.c
index a58a2b4..39db67f 100644
--- a/drw.c
+++ b/drw.c
@@ -180,16 +180,17 @@ drw_fontset_free(Fnt *font)
 	}
 }
 
-void
+	void
 drw_clr_create(Drw *drw, Clr *dest, const char *clrname)
 {
 	if (!drw || !dest || !clrname)
 		return;
 
 	if (!XftColorAllocName(drw->dpy, DefaultVisual(drw->dpy, drw->screen),
-	                       DefaultColormap(drw->dpy, drw->screen),
-	                       clrname, dest))
+				DefaultColormap(drw->dpy, drw->screen),
+				clrname, dest))
 		die("error, cannot allocate color '%s'", clrname);
+	dest->pixel |= 0xff << 24;
 }
 
 /* Wrapper to create color schemes. The caller has to call free(3) on the