diff --git a/src/tuxpaint.c b/src/tuxpaint.c
index 2dd5a5d3f..68065cb0d 100644
--- a/src/tuxpaint.c
+++ b/src/tuxpaint.c
@@ -27555,6 +27555,7 @@ static void setup(void)
 #endif
 
       renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(window_screen, -1, 0);
+      SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_RENDER_SCALE_QUALITY, "linear");
 
       if (native_screensize)
         {
@@ -27570,7 +27571,6 @@ static void setup(void)
               window_scale_w = 501.f / ww;
               window_scale_h = 481.f / hh;
 
-	      SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_RENDER_SCALE_QUALITY, "linear");
               if (window_scale_w > window_scale_h)
                 {
                   /* Keep things squared */