diff --git a/src/renderer/Metal.zig b/src/renderer/Metal.zig
index d212c0163..42fa46bad 100644
--- a/src/renderer/Metal.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/Metal.zig
@@ -1018,10 +1018,10 @@ pub fn setScreenSize(
     // Determine if we need to pad the window. For "auto" padding, we take
     // the leftover amounts on the right/bottom that don't fit a full grid cell
     // and we split them equal across all boundaries.
-    const padding = self.padding.explicit.add(if (self.padding.balance)
+    const padding = if (self.padding.balance)
         renderer.Padding.balanced(dim, grid_size, self.cell_size)
     else
-        .{});
+        self.padding.explicit;
     const padded_dim = dim.subPadding(padding);
 
     // Set the size of the drawable surface to the bounds
diff --git a/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig b/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig
index 120848940..6ee23fc92 100644
--- a/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ const SetScreenSize = struct {
         const gl_state = r.gl_state orelse return error.OpenGLUninitialized;
 
         // Apply our padding
-        const padding = r.padding.explicit.add(if (r.padding.balance)
+        const padding = if (r.padding.balance)
             renderer.Padding.balanced(self.size, r.gridSize(self.size), r.cell_size)
         else
-            .{});
+            r.padding.explicit;
         const padded_size = self.size.subPadding(padding);
 
         log.debug("GL api: screen size padded={} screen={} grid={} cell={} padding={}", .{