diff --git a/src/render/opengl/SDL_render_gl.c b/src/render/opengl/SDL_render_gl.c
index 761e6de43..3b0f01f15 100644
--- a/src/render/opengl/SDL_render_gl.c
+++ b/src/render/opengl/SDL_render_gl.c
@@ -794,8 +794,7 @@ GL_UpdateClipRect(SDL_Renderer * renderer)
 
     if (!SDL_RectEmpty(rect)) {
         data->glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
-        int lowerLeft = renderer->viewport.h - rect->y - rect->h;
-        data->glScissor(rect->x, lowerLeft, rect->w, rect->h);
+        data->glScissor(rect->x, renderer->viewport.h - rect->y - rect->h, rect->w, rect->h);
     } else {
         data->glDisable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
     }