diff --git a/src/gfx/resample_text.cpp b/src/gfx/resample_text.cpp
index bab28f46..9ba8bc1f 100644
--- a/src/gfx/resample_text.cpp
+++ b/src/gfx/resample_text.cpp
@@ -187,8 +187,9 @@ void draw_resampled_text(DC& dc, const RealPoint& pos, const RealRect& rect, dou
 	// get image
 	mdc.SelectObject(wxNullBitmap);
 	// step 2. sample down
-	if (!sideways(angle)) w = int(w * stretch); // GCC makes annoying conversion warnings if *= is used here.
-	else                  h = int(h * stretch);
+	double ca = fabs(cos(deg_to_rad(angle))), sa = fabs(sin(deg_to_rad(angle)));
+	w += int(w * (stretch - 1) * ca); // GCC makes annoying conversion warnings if *= is used here.
+	h += int(h * (stretch - 1) * sa);
 	Image img_small(w, h, false);
 	fill_image(img_small, color);
 	downsample_to_alpha(buffer, img_small);