diff --git a/src/editor.c b/src/editor.c
index 76d53e952f..7b4b98e3cd 100644
--- a/src/editor.c
+++ b/src/editor.c
@@ -539,10 +539,10 @@ static void editor_finalise_main_view()
 	w->saved_view_x = RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_SAVED_VIEW_X, sint16);
 	w->saved_view_y = RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_SAVED_VIEW_Y, sint16);
 
-	viewport->zoom = RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_SAVED_VIEW_ZOOM_AND_ROTATION, uint16) & 0xFF;
 	RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_CURRENT_ROTATION, uint8) = RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_SAVED_VIEW_ZOOM_AND_ROTATION, uint16) >> 8;
 
 	int zoom_difference = RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_SAVED_VIEW_ZOOM_AND_ROTATION, sint16) - viewport->zoom;
+	viewport->zoom = RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_SAVED_VIEW_ZOOM_AND_ROTATION, uint16) & 0xFF;
 	if (zoom_difference != 0) {
 		if (zoom_difference >= 0) {
 			viewport->view_width <<= zoom_difference;