diff --git a/src/selection.cpp b/src/selection.cpp
index 778e91a9f69676d2acce2c203b0ecd152aadc5c2..7ccc910df022ba9f113889e7b47ab64c51ac171c 100644
--- a/src/selection.cpp
+++ b/src/selection.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ void Selection::rotateAnchored(double angle_degrees, double zoom)
         }
 
         if (auto d = desktop()) {
-            angle_degrees = d->yaxisdir() ? angle_degrees : -angle_degrees;
+            angle_degrees *= d->yaxisdir();
         }
 
         if (zoom != 1.0) {