diff --git a/modules/video_output/xcb/render.c b/modules/video_output/xcb/render.c
index ad0d6c445a..4e8c1649a3 100644
--- a/modules/video_output/xcb/render.c
+++ b/modules/video_output/xcb/render.c
@@ -172,15 +172,13 @@ static void RenderRegion(vout_display_t *vd, const vlc_render_subpicture *subpic
                                sys->picture.subpic_crop, alpha_color,
                                ARRAY_SIZE(rects), rects);
 
-    const float scale_w = (float)(place->width ) / (subpic->i_original_picture_width );
-    const float scale_h = (float)(place->height) / (subpic->i_original_picture_height);
     /* Mask in the original alpha channel then renver over the scaled pixmap.
      * Mask (pre)multiplies RGB channels and restores the alpha channel.
      */
-    int_fast16_t dx = place->x + reg->place.x * scale_w;
-    int_fast16_t dy = place->y + reg->place.y * scale_h;
-    uint_fast16_t dw = (reg->place.width)  * scale_w;
-    uint_fast16_t dh = (reg->place.height) * scale_h;
+    int_fast16_t dx = place->x + reg->place.x;
+    int_fast16_t dy = place->y + reg->place.y;
+    uint_fast16_t dw = reg->place.width;
+    uint_fast16_t dh = reg->place.height;
 
     xcb_render_transform_t transform = {
         0, 0, 0,