diff --git a/src/lib/evas/common/evas_map_image_internal_high.c b/src/lib/evas/common/evas_map_image_internal_high.c
index bce8ce7f4d..30748023d9 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/common/evas_map_image_internal_high.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/common/evas_map_image_internal_high.c
@@ -396,9 +396,6 @@ _map_triangle_draw_linear(RGBA_Image *src, RGBA_Image *dst,
         dx = 1 - (_xa - x1);
         u = _ua + dx * _dudx;
         v = _va + dx * _dvdx;
-        // FIXME: sometimes u and v are < 0 - don'tc crash
-        if (u < 0) u = 0;
-        if (v < 0) v = 0;
 
         if (col_blend)
           {
@@ -419,6 +416,9 @@ _map_triangle_draw_linear(RGBA_Image *src, RGBA_Image *dst,
           {
              uu = (int) u;
              vv = (int) v;
+             // FIXME: sometimes u and v are < 0 - don'tc crash
+             if (uu < 0) uu = 0;
+             if (vv < 0) vv = 0;
 
              //Range exception handling
              //OPTIMIZE ME, handle in advance?