diff --git a/internal/mipmap/mipmap.go b/internal/mipmap/mipmap.go
index a1dd53330..dd584cd9b 100644
--- a/internal/mipmap/mipmap.go
+++ b/internal/mipmap/mipmap.go
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ func (m *Mipmap) mipmapLevel(geom GeoM, width, height int, filter driver.Filter)
 	if filter == driver.FilterScreen {
 		return 0
 	}
+	if m.volatile {
+		return 0
+	}
 
 	// Use 'negative' mipmap to render edges correctly (#611, #907).
 	// It looks like 128 is the enlargement factor that causes edge missings to pass the test TestImageStretch.
@@ -341,9 +344,6 @@ func (m *Mipmap) mipmapLevel(geom GeoM, width, height int, filter driver.Filter)
 	if filter != driver.FilterLinear {
 		return 0
 	}
-	if m.volatile {
-		return 0
-	}
 
 	// This is a separate function for testing.
 	level := MipmapLevelForDownscale(det)