diff --git a/core/src/display_object/edit_text.rs b/core/src/display_object/edit_text.rs
index c63e6b81c..9075c7c08 100644
--- a/core/src/display_object/edit_text.rs
+++ b/core/src/display_object/edit_text.rs
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ impl<'gc> TDisplayObject<'gc> for EditText<'gc> {
         write.bounds.set_height(Twips::from_pixels(new_height));
 
         let new_x = write.bounds.x_min + matrix.tx;
-        let new_y = write.bounds.y_min + matrix.tx;
+        let new_y = write.bounds.y_min + matrix.ty;
 
         write.bounds.set_x(new_x);
         write.bounds.set_y(new_y);