diff --git a/playground/shapes/ShapeItem.cpp b/playground/shapes/ShapeItem.cpp
index 21a1a02d..32c58ec9 100644
--- a/playground/shapes/ShapeItem.cpp
+++ b/playground/shapes/ShapeItem.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <qpainterpath.h>
 #include <qpen.h>
 
+#define STROKE_ADJUSTMENT 0
+
 static inline QTransform transformForRects( const QRectF& r1, const QRectF& r2 )
 {
     return QTransform::fromTranslate( -r1.x(), -r1.y() )
@@ -21,6 +23,8 @@ static inline QTransform transformForRects( const QRectF& r1, const QRectF& r2 )
         * QTransform::fromTranslate( r2.x(), r2.y() );
 }
 
+#if STROKE_ADJUSTMENT
+
 static inline qreal effectiveStrokeWidth(
     const Stroke& stroke, const QRectF& r1, const QRectF& r2 )
 {
@@ -37,6 +41,8 @@ static inline qreal effectiveStrokeWidth(
     return width;
 }
 
+#endif
+
 class ShapeItem::PrivateData
 {
   public:
@@ -167,7 +173,8 @@ void ShapeItem::updateNode( QSGNode* parentNode )
         }
 
         auto fillRect = rect;
-#if 0
+
+#if STROKE_ADJUSTMENT
         /*
             when the stroke is not opaque ( transparent color or dashed ) we
             would see, that the filling is not inside. But simply adjusting