diff --git a/src/hb-ot-font.cc b/src/hb-ot-font.cc
index 0975d5ac6..bbb9a5953 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-font.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-font.cc
@@ -448,7 +448,12 @@ hb_ot_get_glyph_paint (hb_font_t *font,
                        void *user_data)
 {
 #ifndef HB_NO_COLOR
-  font->face->table.COLR->paint_glyph (font, glyph, paint_funcs, paint_data);
+  if (font->face->table.COLR->paint_glyph (font, glyph, paint_funcs, paint_data)) return;
+#endif
+  if (font->face->table.glyf->paint_glyph (font, glyph, paint_funcs, paint_data)) return;
+#ifndef HB_NO_CFF
+  if (font->face->table.cff1->paint_glyph (font, glyph, paint_funcs, paint_data)) return;
+  if (font->face->table.cff2->paint_glyph (font, glyph, paint_funcs, paint_data)) return;
 #endif
 }
 #endif