diff --git a/src/wayland/handlers/corner_radius.rs b/src/wayland/handlers/corner_radius.rs
index 406cbf48..9618e77e 100644
--- a/src/wayland/handlers/corner_radius.rs
+++ b/src/wayland/handlers/corner_radius.rs
@@ -94,15 +94,14 @@ pub fn surface_corners(states: &SurfaceData, size: Size<i32, Logical>) -> Option
 pub fn surface_padding(states: &SurfaceData, size: Size<i32, Logical>) -> Option<[i32; 4]> {
     let mut guard = states.cached_state.get::<CacheablePadding>();
 
-    // guard against padding being too large
-    let half_min_dim = size.w.min(size.h) / 2;
     let padding = guard.current().0?;
 
+    // guard against padding being too large
     Some([
-        padding.top.min(half_min_dim),
-        padding.right.min(half_min_dim),
-        padding.bottom.min(half_min_dim),
-        padding.left.min(half_min_dim),
+        padding.top.min(size.h / 2),
+        padding.right.min(size.w / 2),
+        padding.bottom.min(size.h / 2),
+        padding.left.min(size.w / 2),
     ])
 }