diff --git a/src/SDL_ttf.c b/src/SDL_ttf.c
index 9dc4b6f8..40e73ac7 100644
--- a/src/SDL_ttf.c
+++ b/src/SDL_ttf.c
@@ -4512,7 +4512,7 @@ static bool LayoutText(TTF_Text *text)
     Uint32 script = TTF_GetTextScript(text);
 
     if (!GetWrappedLines(font, text->text, length, direction, script, text->internal->x, wrap_width, trim_whitespace, &strLines, &numLines, &width, &height, false)) {
-        return true;
+        return false;
     }
     height += text->internal->y;