diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/PreciseScalePopover.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/PreciseScalePopover.cs
index 25515a90d5..71a7793fc9 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/PreciseScalePopover.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/PreciseScalePopover.cs
@@ -136,8 +136,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit
             });
             scaleInput.Current.BindValueChanged(scale => scaleInfo.Value = scaleInfo.Value with { Scale = scale.NewValue });
 
-            xCheckBox.Current.BindValueChanged(x => setAxis(x.NewValue, yCheckBox.Current.Value));
-            yCheckBox.Current.BindValueChanged(y => setAxis(xCheckBox.Current.Value, y.NewValue));
+            xCheckBox.Current.BindValueChanged(_ =>
+            {
+                if (!xCheckBox.Current.Value && !yCheckBox.Current.Value)
+                {
+                    yCheckBox.Current.Value = true;
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                updateAxes();
+            });
+            yCheckBox.Current.BindValueChanged(_ =>
+            {
+                if (!xCheckBox.Current.Value && !yCheckBox.Current.Value)
+                {
+                    xCheckBox.Current.Value = true;
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                updateAxes();
+            });
 
             selectionCentreButton.Selected.Disabled = !(scaleHandler.CanScaleX.Value || scaleHandler.CanScaleY.Value);
             playfieldCentreButton.Selected.Disabled = scaleHandler.IsScalingSlider.Value && !selectionCentreButton.Selected.Disabled;
@@ -152,6 +170,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit
             });
         }
 
+        private void updateAxes()
+        {
+            scaleInfo.Value = scaleInfo.Value with { XAxis = xCheckBox.Current.Value, YAxis = yCheckBox.Current.Value };
+            updateMaxScale();
+        }
+
         private void updateAxisCheckBoxesEnabled()
         {
             if (scaleInfo.Value.Origin != ScaleOrigin.SelectionCentre)
@@ -234,12 +258,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit
 
         private float getRotation(PreciseScaleInfo scale) => scale.Origin == ScaleOrigin.GridCentre ? gridToolbox.GridLinesRotation.Value : 0;
 
-        private void setAxis(bool x, bool y)
-        {
-            scaleInfo.Value = scaleInfo.Value with { XAxis = x, YAxis = y };
-            updateMaxScale();
-        }
-
         protected override void PopIn()
         {
             base.PopIn();