diff --git a/src/MacVim/MMVimController.m b/src/MacVim/MMVimController.m
index 1ea5fd48a9..088fdaa6d6 100644
--- a/src/MacVim/MMVimController.m
+++ b/src/MacVim/MMVimController.m
@@ -803,10 +803,8 @@ static BOOL isUnsafeMessage(int msgid);
         [[[windowController vimView] textView] setAntialias:NO];
     } else if (EnableLigaturesMsgID == msgid) {
         [[[windowController vimView] textView] setLigatures:YES];
-        [self sendMessage:BackingPropertiesChangedMsgID data:nil];
     } else if (DisableLigaturesMsgID == msgid) {
         [[[windowController vimView] textView] setLigatures:NO];
-        [self sendMessage:BackingPropertiesChangedMsgID data:nil];
     } else if (SetVimStateMsgID == msgid) {
         NSDictionary *dict = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithData:data];
         if (dict) {
diff --git a/src/option.c b/src/option.c
index 969852fdbb..4143bb2020 100644
--- a/src/option.c
+++ b/src/option.c
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ static struct vimoption
 			    {(char_u *)TRUE, (char_u *)0L} SCRIPTID_INIT},
 #endif
 #ifdef FEAT_GUI_MACVIM
-    {"macligatures", NULL,  P_BOOL|P_VI_DEF,
+    {"macligatures", NULL,  P_BOOL|P_VI_DEF|P_RCLR,
 			    (char_u *)&p_macligatures, PV_NONE,
 			    {(char_u *)FALSE, (char_u *)0L}},
 #endif