diff --git a/src/rendering.c b/src/rendering.c
index ef1d96e..1148d29 100644
--- a/src/rendering.c
+++ b/src/rendering.c
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ static void render_space(void) {
     glDepthMask(GL_TRUE);
     glDepthFunc(GL_LESS);
     glDepthRange(0, 1);
-    glEnable(GL_BLEND);
-    glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+    glDisable(GL_BLEND);
+    glEnable(GL_ALPHA_TEST); /* TODO: infer its usage */
+    glAlphaFunc(GL_EQUAL, 1.0f);
     glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
-    glDisable(GL_ALPHA_TEST);
     glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
 
     /* solid white, no modulation */