st.c | 5 ++---

diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index e885a7d5b14ef2787a860ebc5b942d8473d7b0c9..01d44102513c4a68c81ba76f667f98c500699eea 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -3865,13 +3865,12 @@ 			drawcol = dc.col[defaultrcs];
 			g.fg = defaultcs;
 		}
 	} else {
-		g.fg = defaultfg;
 		if (ena_sel && selected(term.c.x, term.c.y)) {
-			g.bg = defaultcs;
 			drawcol = dc.col[defaultrcs];
+			g.fg = defaultfg;
+			g.bg = defaultrcs;
 		} else {
 			drawcol = dc.col[defaultcs];
-			g.bg = defaultrcs;
 		}
 	}