diff --git a/src/data/field/text.hpp b/src/data/field/text.hpp
index 0c4d3f98..c7ed4559 100644
--- a/src/data/field/text.hpp
+++ b/src/data/field/text.hpp
@@ -82,12 +82,7 @@ class TextStyle : public Style {
 	
 	/// The rotation to use when drawing
 	inline Rotation getRotation() const {
-		double stretch = getStretch();
-		if (sideways(angle)) {
-			return Rotation(angle, getRect(), stretch, 1/stretch);
-		} else {
-			return Rotation(angle, getRect(), 1.0, stretch);
-		}
+		return Rotation(angle, getRect(), 1.0, getStretch());
 	}
 	/// The rotation to use when determining content layout, does not include the stretch factor
 	inline Rotation getRotationNoStretch() const {
diff --git a/src/util/rotation.cpp b/src/util/rotation.cpp
index 59ad6e76..4fe38e8c 100644
--- a/src/util/rotation.cpp
+++ b/src/util/rotation.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ Rotation::Rotation(int angle, const RealRect& rect, double zoom, double strectch
 	: angle(constrain_angle(angle))
 	, size(rect.size())
 	, origin(rect.position())
-	, zoomX(zoom * strectch)
-	, zoomY(zoom)
+	, zoomX(::sideways(angle)  ? zoom : zoom * strectch)
+	, zoomY(!::sideways(angle) ? zoom : zoom * strectch)
 {
 	if (is_internal) {
 		size = trNoNeg(size);