diff --git a/include/util/matrix.h b/include/util/matrix.h
index 5c9db1634..7ad326823 100644
--- a/include/util/matrix.h
+++ b/include/util/matrix.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <wayland-server-protocol.h>
 
 struct wlr_box;
+struct wlr_fbox;
 
 /** Writes the identity matrix into mat */
 void wlr_matrix_identity(float mat[static 9]);
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ void wlr_matrix_transform(float mat[static 9],
  */
 void wlr_matrix_project_box(float mat[static 9], const struct wlr_box *box);
 
+void wlr_matrix_project_fbox(float mat[static 9], const struct wlr_fbox *box);
+
 /**
  * Writes a 2D orthographic projection matrix to mat of (width, height).
  *
diff --git a/render/gles2/pass.c b/render/gles2/pass.c
index f8ece60df..0b5c1ab0d 100644
--- a/render/gles2/pass.c
+++ b/render/gles2/pass.c
@@ -134,9 +134,7 @@ static void set_proj_matrix(GLint loc, float proj[9], const struct wlr_box *box)
 static void set_tex_matrix(GLint loc, enum wl_output_transform trans,
 		const struct wlr_fbox *box) {
 	float tex_matrix[9];
-	wlr_matrix_identity(tex_matrix);
-	wlr_matrix_translate(tex_matrix, box->x, box->y);
-	wlr_matrix_scale(tex_matrix, box->width, box->height);
+	wlr_matrix_project_fbox(tex_matrix, box);
 
 	// since textures have a different origin point we have to transform
 	// differently if we are rotating
diff --git a/util/matrix.c b/util/matrix.c
index d111926df..d93eacdd8 100644
--- a/util/matrix.c
+++ b/util/matrix.c
@@ -111,14 +111,19 @@ void matrix_projection(float mat[static 9], int width, int height) {
 	mat[8] = 1.0f;
 }
 
-void wlr_matrix_project_box(float mat[static 9], const struct wlr_box *box) {
-	int x = box->x;
-	int y = box->y;
-	int width = box->width;
-	int height = box->height;
-
+void wlr_matrix_project_fbox(float mat[static 9], const struct wlr_fbox *box) {
 	wlr_matrix_identity(mat);
-	wlr_matrix_translate(mat, x, y);
-
-	wlr_matrix_scale(mat, width, height);
+	wlr_matrix_translate(mat, box->x, box->y);
+	wlr_matrix_scale(mat, box->width, box->height);
+}
+
+void wlr_matrix_project_box(float mat[static 9], const struct wlr_box *box) {
+	struct wlr_fbox fbox = {
+		.x = box->x,
+		.y = box->y,
+		.width = box->width,
+		.height = box->height,
+	};
+
+	wlr_matrix_project_fbox(mat, &fbox);
 }