diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DState.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DState.cpp
index bd0a80b355..5bd95bc8f3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DState.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DState.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ ID3D11SamplerState* StateCache::Get(SamplerState state)
 
 	unsigned int mip = d3dMipFilters[state.min_filter & 3];
 
-	if (state.max_anisotropy)
+	if (state.max_anisotropy > 1)
 	{
 		sampdc.Filter = D3D11_FILTER_ANISOTROPIC;
 		sampdc.MaxAnisotropy = (u32)state.max_anisotropy;