diff --git a/gdk/x11/gdksurface-x11.c b/gdk/x11/gdksurface-x11.c
index fb3b0bd7df..e21ba9b5b6 100644
--- a/gdk/x11/gdksurface-x11.c
+++ b/gdk/x11/gdksurface-x11.c
@@ -2793,14 +2793,19 @@ gdk_x11_surface_get_frame_extents (GdkSurface    *surface,
   impl = GDK_X11_SURFACE (surface);
 
   /* Refine our fallback answer a bit using local information */
-  rect->x = impl->abs_x * impl->surface_scale;
-  rect->y = impl->abs_y * impl->surface_scale;
-  rect->width = surface->width * impl->surface_scale;
-  rect->height = surface->height * impl->surface_scale;
+  rect->x = impl->abs_x;
+  rect->y = impl->abs_y;
+  rect->width = surface->width;
+  rect->height = surface->height;
 
   if (GDK_SURFACE_DESTROYED (surface) || impl->override_redirect)
     return;
 
+  rect->x *= impl->surface_scale;
+  rect->y *= impl->surface_scale;
+  rect->width *= impl->surface_scale;
+  rect->height *= impl->surface_scale;
+
   nvroots = 0;
   vroots = NULL;