diff --git a/gsk/gpu/gskgpunodeprocessor.c b/gsk/gpu/gskgpunodeprocessor.c
index f4b6161fc9..500e37abae 100644
--- a/gsk/gpu/gskgpunodeprocessor.c
+++ b/gsk/gpu/gskgpunodeprocessor.c
@@ -3073,11 +3073,19 @@ gsk_gpu_node_processor_add_glyph_node (GskGpuNodeProcessor *self,
                                                  &glyph_bounds,
                                                  &glyph_offset);
 
-      gsk_rect_scale (&GRAPHENE_RECT_INIT (-glyph_bounds.origin.x, -glyph_bounds.origin.y, gsk_gpu_image_get_width (image), gsk_gpu_image_get_height (image)), inv_scale, inv_scale, &glyph_tex_rect);
-      gsk_rect_scale (&GRAPHENE_RECT_INIT (0, 0, glyph_bounds.size.width, glyph_bounds.size.height), inv_scale, inv_scale, &glyph_bounds);
+      glyph_tex_rect = GRAPHENE_RECT_INIT (-glyph_bounds.origin.x * inv_scale,
+                                           -glyph_bounds.origin.y * inv_scale,
+                                           gsk_gpu_image_get_width (image) * inv_scale,
+                                           gsk_gpu_image_get_height (image) * inv_scale);
+      glyph_bounds = GRAPHENE_RECT_INIT (0,
+                                         0,
+                                         glyph_bounds.size.width * inv_scale,
+                                         glyph_bounds.size.height * inv_scale);
       glyph_origin = GRAPHENE_POINT_INIT (glyph_origin.x - glyph_offset.x * inv_scale,
                                           glyph_origin.y - glyph_offset.y * inv_scale);
+
       descriptor = gsk_gpu_node_processor_add_image (self, image, GSK_GPU_SAMPLER_DEFAULT);
+
       if (glyphs[i].attr.is_color)
         gsk_gpu_texture_op (self->frame,
                             gsk_gpu_clip_get_shader_clip (&self->clip, &glyph_offset, &glyph_bounds),