diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c b/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
index dec11f0da91..5210803b708 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ void RE_InitState(Render *re, Render *source, RenderData *rd, SceneRenderLayer *
 		re->recty = winy;
 	}
 	
-	if (re->rectx < 2 || re->recty < 2 || (BKE_imtype_is_movie(rd->im_format.imtype) &&
+	if (re->rectx < 1 || re->recty < 1 || (BKE_imtype_is_movie(rd->im_format.imtype) &&
 	                                       (re->rectx < 16 || re->recty < 16) ))
 	{
 		BKE_report(re->reports, RPT_ERROR, "Image too small");