diff --git a/src/video/SDL_surface.c b/src/video/SDL_surface.c
index 49c0c7b117..e2a03d0b0a 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_surface.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_surface.c
@@ -555,7 +555,9 @@ SDL_Surface *SDL_GetSurfaceImage(SDL_Surface *surface, float display_scale)
         }
         scaled = next_scaled;
         if (!scaled) {
-            return NULL;
+            // Failure, fall back to the closest surface
+            ++closest->refcount;
+            return closest;
         }
     } while (scaled->w != desired_w || scaled->h != desired_h);