diff --git a/Tests/test_imagefontctl.py b/Tests/test_imagefontctl.py
index d8c4df888..c3b60fcd6 100644
--- a/Tests/test_imagefontctl.py
+++ b/Tests/test_imagefontctl.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class TestImagecomplextext(PillowTestCase):
         target = 'Tests/images/test_y_offset.png'
         target_img = Image.open(target)
 
-        self.assert_image_similar(im, target_img, .5)
+        self.assert_image_similar(im, target_img, 1.5)
 
     def test_complex_unicode_text(self):
         ttf = ImageFont.truetype(FONT_PATH, FONT_SIZE)