diff --git a/src/textures/bump2normal.cpp b/src/textures/bump2normal.cpp
index 86912145..2bb1b9b9 100644
--- a/src/textures/bump2normal.cpp
+++ b/src/textures/bump2normal.cpp
@@ -55,10 +55,8 @@ class Bump2NormalTextureInstance final : public Texture::Instance {
                       _bump->evaluate(Interaction{it.uv() - make_float2(step, 0.f)}, time).x;
             auto dy = _bump->evaluate(Interaction{it.uv() + make_float2(0.f, step)}, time).x -
                       _bump->evaluate(Interaction{it.uv() - make_float2(0.f, step)}, time).x;
-            n = normalize(make_float3(
-                clamp(dx / (2.f * step), -1.f, 1.f),
-                clamp(-dy / (2.f * step), -1.f, 1.f),
-                1.f));
+            auto dxy = make_float2(dx / (2.f * step), -dy / (2.f * step));
+            n = normalize(make_float3(dxy, max(1.f, length(dxy))));
         };
         return make_float4(n * 0.5f + 0.5f, 1.f);
     }