diff --git a/Minecraft.Client/Rendering/EntityRenderers/ItemRenderer.cpp b/Minecraft.Client/Rendering/EntityRenderers/ItemRenderer.cpp
index 6e3ecce1d..c67224efd 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Client/Rendering/EntityRenderers/ItemRenderer.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Client/Rendering/EntityRenderers/ItemRenderer.cpp
@@ -341,9 +341,11 @@ void ItemRenderer::renderGuiItem(Font *font, Textures *textures, std::shared_ptr
         Tile *tile = Tile::tiles[itemId];
         glPushMatrix();
 		// 4J - original code left here for reference
-#if 0
+		// 4jcraft: re-enable said original code to fix hotbar block rendering
+#if 1
 		glTranslatef((float)(x), (float)(y), 0.0f);
-		glScalef(fScale, fScale, fScale);
+		//glScalef(fScale, fScale, fScale);
+		glScalef(fScaleX, fScaleY, 1.0f); // 4jcraft: tweaked to use the new variables
 		glTranslatef(-2.0f,3.0f, -3.0f + blitOffset);
 		glScalef(10.0f, 10.0f, 10.0f);
         glTranslatef(1.0f, 0.5f, 8.0f);