diff --git a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboardSprite.cs b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboardSprite.cs
index ad4402dcc4..f3173497e8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboardSprite.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboardSprite.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Storyboards.Drawables
             {
                 var origin = base.Origin;
 
-                if ((FlipH || VectorScale.X < 0) && !(FlipH && VectorScale.X < 0))
+                // Either flip horizontally or negative X scale, but not both.
+                if (FlipH ^ (VectorScale.X < 0))
                 {
                     if (origin.HasFlagFast(Anchor.x0))
                         origin = Anchor.x2 | (origin & (Anchor.y0 | Anchor.y1 | Anchor.y2));
@@ -87,7 +88,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Storyboards.Drawables
                         origin = Anchor.x0 | (origin & (Anchor.y0 | Anchor.y1 | Anchor.y2));
                 }
 
-                if ((FlipV || VectorScale.Y < 0) && !(FlipV && VectorScale.Y < 0))
+                // Either flip vertically or negative Y scale, but not both.
+                if (FlipV ^ (VectorScale.Y < 0))
                 {
                     if (origin.HasFlagFast(Anchor.y0))
                         origin = Anchor.y2 | (origin & (Anchor.x0 | Anchor.x1 | Anchor.x2));