diff --git a/qt-ui/profile/divetextitem.cpp b/qt-ui/profile/divetextitem.cpp
index 4c0137177..b3d5c39aa 100644
--- a/qt-ui/profile/divetextitem.cpp
+++ b/qt-ui/profile/divetextitem.cpp
@@ -14,11 +14,16 @@ DiveTextItem::DiveTextItem(QGraphicsItem *parent) : QGraphicsItemGroup(parent),
 	textItem->setPen(Qt::NoPen);
 }
 
+void DiveTextItem::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget)
+{
+	updateText();
+	QGraphicsItemGroup::paint(painter, option, widget);
+}
+
 void DiveTextItem::setAlignment(int alignFlags)
 {
 	if (alignFlags != internalAlignFlags) {
 		internalAlignFlags = alignFlags;
-		updateText();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -31,7 +36,6 @@ void DiveTextItem::setScale(double newscale)
 {
 	if (scale != newscale) {
 		scale = newscale;
-		updateText();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -39,7 +43,6 @@ void DiveTextItem::setText(const QString &t)
 {
 	if (internalText != t) {
 		internalText = t;
-		updateText();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/qt-ui/profile/divetextitem.h b/qt-ui/profile/divetextitem.h
index 0c0ec4b86..26e45d746 100644
--- a/qt-ui/profile/divetextitem.h
+++ b/qt-ui/profile/divetextitem.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public:
 	void setScale(double newscale);
 	void setBrush(const QBrush &brush);
 	const QString &text();
+	void paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget);
 
 private:
 	void updateText();