diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_utils.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_utils.h
index 070b3c5874..16328fb7a4 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_utils.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_utils.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace rsx
 		u32 y_mask = 0xAAAAAAAA;
 
 		// We have to limit the masks to the lower of the two dimensions to allow for non-square textures
-		u16 limit_mask = (log2width < log2height) ? log2width : log2height;
+		u32 limit_mask = (log2width < log2height) ? log2width : log2height;
 		// double the limit mask to account for bits in both x and y
 		limit_mask = 1 << (limit_mask << 1);