diff --git a/src/emu/render.cpp b/src/emu/render.cpp
index ab26abaf154..9b1c09a6f3a 100644
--- a/src/emu/render.cpp
+++ b/src/emu/render.cpp
@@ -446,8 +446,8 @@ void render_texture::get_scaled(u32 dwidth, u32 dheight, render_texinfo &texinfo
 	int sheight = m_sbounds.height();
 
 	// ensure height/width are non-zero
-	if (dwidth < 1) dwidth = 1;
-	if (dheight < 1) dheight = 1;
+	if (dwidth == 0) dwidth = 1;
+	if (dheight == 0) dheight = 1;
 
 	texinfo.unique_id = m_id;
 	texinfo.old_id = m_old_id;