diff --git a/src/video/SDL_stretch.c b/src/video/SDL_stretch.c
index 8b5512fe2..e4424fbcc 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_stretch.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_stretch.c
@@ -94,9 +94,8 @@ SDL_UpperSoftStretch(SDL_Surface * src, const SDL_Rect * srcrect,
         return 0;
     }
 
-    if (srcrect->w > SDL_MAX_UINT16 || srcrect->h > SDL_MAX_UINT16 ||
-        dstrect->w > SDL_MAX_UINT16 || dstrect->h > SDL_MAX_UINT16) {
-        return SDL_SetError("Too large size for scaling");
+    if (srcrect->w > SDL_MAX_UINT16 || srcrect->h > SDL_MAX_UINT16) {
+        return SDL_SetError("Source size too large for scaling");
     }
 
     /* Lock the destination if it's in hardware */
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_surface.c b/src/video/SDL_surface.c
index 0ff6f2a1f..bb227f2cd 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_surface.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_surface.c
@@ -931,9 +931,8 @@ SDL_PrivateLowerBlitScaled(SDL_Surface * src, SDL_Rect * srcrect,
         SDL_COPY_COLORKEY
     );
 
-    if (srcrect->w > SDL_MAX_UINT16 || srcrect->h > SDL_MAX_UINT16 ||
-        dstrect->w > SDL_MAX_UINT16 || dstrect->h > SDL_MAX_UINT16) {
-        return SDL_SetError("Too large size for scaling");
+    if (srcrect->w > SDL_MAX_UINT16 || srcrect->h > SDL_MAX_UINT16) {
+        return SDL_SetError("Source size too large for scaling");
     }
 
     if (!(src->map->info.flags & SDL_COPY_NEAREST)) {