diff --git a/source/build/src/sdlayer12.cpp b/source/build/src/sdlayer12.cpp
index 311eb9922..7083305ec 100644
--- a/source/build/src/sdlayer12.cpp
+++ b/source/build/src/sdlayer12.cpp
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ void getvalidmodes(void)
         {
             for (i = 0; modes[i]; i++)
             {
-                if (!SDL_CHECKMODE(modes[i]->w, modes[i]->h > MAXYDIM))
+                if (!SDL_CHECKMODE(modes[i]->w, modes[i]->h))
                     continue;
 
                 SDL_ADDMODE(modes[i]->w, modes[i]->h, cdepths[j], 1);