diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 3b6f12f09..debe6ab80 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ To update |kitty|, :doc:`follow the instructions <binary>`.
 
 - Allow mapping keys commonly found on European keyboards (:pull:`1928`)
 
+- Fix incorrect rendering of some symbols when followed by a space while using
+  the PowerLine font which does not have a space glyph (:iss:`1225`)
+
 
 0.14.4 [2019-08-31]
 ---------------------
diff --git a/kitty/fonts.c b/kitty/fonts.c
index 8374fc8dd..801f0c0dc 100644
--- a/kitty/fonts.c
+++ b/kitty/fonts.c
@@ -955,8 +955,11 @@ merge_groups_for_pua_space_ligature(void) {
     while (G(group_idx) > 0) {
         Group *g = G(groups), *g1 = G(groups) + 1;
         g->num_cells += g1->num_cells;
-        g->num_glyphs += g1->num_glyphs;
-        g->num_glyphs = MIN(g->num_glyphs, MAX_NUM_EXTRA_GLYPHS + 1);
+        // We dont want the space glyphs rendered because some stupid
+        // fonts like PowerLine dont have a space glyph
+        // https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/1225
+        /* g->num_glyphs += g1->num_glyphs; */
+        /* g->num_glyphs = MIN(g->num_glyphs, MAX_NUM_EXTRA_GLYPHS + 1); */
         G(group_idx)--;
     }
 }