diff --git a/server/red-record-qxl.c b/server/red-record-qxl.c
index 400d67c4..48b3169f 100644
--- a/server/red-record-qxl.c
+++ b/server/red-record-qxl.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static void red_record_image(FILE *fd, RedMemSlotInfo *slots, int group_id,
                 fprintf(fd, "ents %d\n", qp->ents[i]);
             }
         }
-        bitmap_size = qxl->bitmap.y * abs(qxl->bitmap.stride);
+        bitmap_size = qxl->bitmap.y * qxl->bitmap.stride;
         if (qxl_flags & QXL_BITMAP_DIRECT) {
             red_record_image_data_flat(fd, slots, group_id,
                                                          qxl->bitmap.data,
diff --git a/server/red-replay-qxl.c b/server/red-replay-qxl.c
index d389b62e..18f348a1 100644
--- a/server/red-replay-qxl.c
+++ b/server/red-replay-qxl.c
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ static QXLImage *red_replay_image(SpiceReplay *replay, uint32_t flags)
         } else {
             qxl->bitmap.palette = 0;
         }
-        bitmap_size = qxl->bitmap.y * abs(qxl->bitmap.stride);
+        bitmap_size = qxl->bitmap.y * qxl->bitmap.stride;
         qxl->bitmap.data = 0;
         if (qxl_flags & QXL_BITMAP_DIRECT) {
             qxl->bitmap.data = QXLPHYSICAL_FROM_PTR(red_replay_image_data_flat(replay, &bitmap_size));