diff --git a/src/core/linux/SDL_evdev.c b/src/core/linux/SDL_evdev.c
index a6ef26e54d..fa43ee6c57 100644
--- a/src/core/linux/SDL_evdev.c
+++ b/src/core/linux/SDL_evdev.c
@@ -516,11 +516,10 @@ void SDL_EVDEV_Poll(void)
 
                         if (item->mouse_wheel != 0 || item->mouse_hwheel != 0) {
                             Uint64 timestamp = SDL_EVDEV_GetEventTimestamp(event);
-                            const float denom = (item->high_res_hwheel ? 120.0f : 1.0f);
                             SDL_SendMouseWheel(timestamp,
                                                mouse->focus, (SDL_MouseID)item->fd,
-                                               item->mouse_hwheel / denom,
-                                               item->mouse_wheel / denom,
+                                               item->mouse_hwheel / (item->high_res_hwheel ? 120.0f : 1.0f),
+                                               item->mouse_wheel / (item->high_res_wheel ? 120.0f : 1.0f),
                                                SDL_MOUSEWHEEL_NORMAL);
                             item->mouse_wheel = item->mouse_hwheel = 0;
                         }