diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/TextFormatting/TextLineImpl.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/TextFormatting/TextLineImpl.cs
index 6eff737444..f60440e6b1 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/TextFormatting/TextLineImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/TextFormatting/TextLineImpl.cs
@@ -1336,12 +1336,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media.TextFormatting
 
             if (!double.IsNaN(lineHeight) && !MathUtilities.IsZero(lineHeight))
             {
-                if (lineHeight < height)
-                {
-                    var offset = Math.Max(0, height - lineHeight) / 2;
+                var offset = (height - lineHeight) / 2;
 
-                    ascent += offset;
-                }
+                ascent += offset;
 
                 height = lineHeight;
             }