diff --git a/gfx/d3d9/d3d9.cpp b/gfx/d3d9/d3d9.cpp
index cf840262e0..5dda7357df 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d9/d3d9.cpp
+++ b/gfx/d3d9/d3d9.cpp
@@ -540,25 +540,23 @@ void D3DVideo::init_chain_singlepass(const video_info_t &video_info)
    if ((shader_type == RARCH_SHADER_CG || shader_type == RARCH_SHADER_AUTO) && *g_settings.video.cg_shader_path)
       cg_shader = info.shader_path = g_settings.video.cg_shader_path;
 
-   bool second_pass = !cg_shader.empty() && *g_settings.video.second_pass_shader;
+   bool second_pass = g_settings.video.render_to_texture;
 
-   if (g_settings.video.render_to_texture)
+   if (second_pass)
    {
-      info.scale_x            = g_settings.video.fbo.scale_x;
-      info.scale_y            = g_settings.video.fbo.scale_y;
-      info.filter_linear      = video_info.smooth;
-      info.tex_w = info.tex_h = RARCH_SCALE_BASE * video_info.input_scale;
-      info.scale_type_x       = info.scale_type_y = LinkInfo::Relative;
+      info.scale_x       = g_settings.video.fbo.scale_x;
+      info.scale_y       = g_settings.video.fbo.scale_y;
+      info.filter_linear = video_info.smooth;
+      info.tex_w         = next_pow2(RARCH_SCALE_BASE * video_info.input_scale);
+      info.tex_h         = next_pow2(RARCH_SCALE_BASE * video_info.input_scale);
+      info.scale_type_x  = info.scale_type_y = LinkInfo::Relative;
 
-      if (second_pass)
-      {
-         info_second.scale_x       = info_second.scale_y = 1.0f;
-         info_second.scale_type_x  = info_second.scale_type_y = LinkInfo::Viewport;
-         info_second.filter_linear = g_settings.video.second_pass_smooth;
-         info_second.tex_w         = next_pow2(screen_width);
-         info_second.tex_h         = next_pow2(screen_height);
-         info_second.shader_path   = g_settings.video.second_pass_shader;
-      }
+      info_second.scale_x       = info_second.scale_y = 1.0f;
+      info_second.scale_type_x  = info_second.scale_type_y = LinkInfo::Viewport;
+      info_second.filter_linear = g_settings.video.second_pass_smooth;
+      info_second.tex_w         = next_pow2(info.tex_w * info.scale_x);
+      info_second.tex_h         = next_pow2(info.tex_h * info.scale_y);
+      info_second.shader_path   = g_settings.video.second_pass_shader;
    }
    else
    {