diff --git a/gsk/gpu/gskgpunodeprocessor.c b/gsk/gpu/gskgpunodeprocessor.c
index 1f22105ae0..6c04a84db5 100644
--- a/gsk/gpu/gskgpunodeprocessor.c
+++ b/gsk/gpu/gskgpunodeprocessor.c
@@ -184,13 +184,13 @@ gsk_gpu_node_processor_init (GskGpuNodeProcessor         *self,
     {
       float scale_x = viewport->size.width / width;
       float scale_y = viewport->size.height / height;
-      gsk_gpu_clip_init_rect (&self->clip,
-                              &GRAPHENE_RECT_INIT (
-                                  scale_x * clip->x,
-                                  scale_y * clip->y,
-                                  scale_x * clip->width,
-                                  scale_y * clip->height
-                              ));
+      gsk_gpu_clip_init_empty (&self->clip,
+                               &GRAPHENE_RECT_INIT (
+                                   scale_x * clip->x,
+                                   scale_y * clip->y,
+                                   scale_x * clip->width,
+                                   scale_y * clip->height
+                               ));
     }
 
   self->modelview = NULL;