diff --git a/kitty/screen.c b/kitty/screen.c
index 20f00d86c..f612720f9 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.c
+++ b/kitty/screen.c
@@ -2425,16 +2425,6 @@ dirty_scroll(Screen *self) {
     screen_pause_rendering(self, false, 0);
 }
 
-static inline bool
-pixel_scroll_enabled(const Screen *self) {
-    return OPT(pixel_scroll) && self->linebuf == self->main_linebuf && !self->paused_rendering.expires_at;
-}
-
-static inline unsigned int
-render_lines_for_screen(const Screen *self) {
-    return self->lines + (pixel_scroll_enabled(self) ? 2u : 0u);
-}
-
 static inline int
 render_row_offset_for_screen(const Screen *self) {
     return pixel_scroll_enabled(self) ? 1 : 0;
diff --git a/kitty/screen.h b/kitty/screen.h
index f0f85b4c7..101e9d753 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.h
+++ b/kitty/screen.h
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ typedef struct {
     ExtraCursors extra_cursors;
 } Screen;
 
+#define pixel_scroll_enabled(screen) (global_state.opts.pixel_scroll && !screen->paused_rendering.expires_at && screen->linebuf == screen->main_linebuf)
+#define render_lines_for_screen(screen) (screen->lines + (pixel_scroll_enabled(screen) ? 1u : 0u))
 
 void screen_align(Screen*);
 void screen_restore_cursor(Screen *);
diff --git a/kitty/shaders.c b/kitty/shaders.c
index 87dd9c6dc..f5ccd64fd 100644
--- a/kitty/shaders.c
+++ b/kitty/shaders.c
@@ -40,25 +40,15 @@ typedef struct UIRenderData {
     color_type background_color; // RGB only
 } UIRenderData;
 
-static inline bool
-pixel_scroll_enabled_for_render(const Screen *screen) {
-    return OPT(pixel_scroll) && !screen->paused_rendering.expires_at && screen->linebuf == screen->main_linebuf;
-}
-
-static inline unsigned int
-render_lines_for_screen(const Screen *screen) {
-    return screen->lines + (pixel_scroll_enabled_for_render(screen) ? 1u : 0u);
-}
-
 static inline float
 row_offset_for_screen(const Screen *screen) {
-    if (!pixel_scroll_enabled_for_render(screen) || !screen->cell_size.height) return 0.f;
+    if (!pixel_scroll_enabled(screen) || !screen->cell_size.height) return 0.f;
     return -1.f + (float)(screen->pixel_scroll_offset_y / (double)screen->cell_size.height);
 }
 
 static inline float
 scroll_offset_lines_for_screen(const Screen *screen) {
-    if (!pixel_scroll_enabled_for_render(screen) || !screen->cell_size.height) return 0.f;
+    if (!pixel_scroll_enabled(screen) || !screen->cell_size.height) return 0.f;
     return (float)(screen->pixel_scroll_offset_y / (double)screen->cell_size.height);
 }
 
@@ -508,7 +498,7 @@ cell_update_uniform_block(ssize_t vao_idx, Screen *screen, int uniform_buffer, c
     if (rd->cursor_opacity != 0 && cursor->is_visible) {
         rd->cursor_x1 = cursor->x, rd->cursor_y1 = cursor->y;
         rd->cursor_x2 = cursor->x, rd->cursor_y2 = cursor->y;
-        if (pixel_scroll_enabled_for_render(screen)) {
+        if (pixel_scroll_enabled(screen)) {
             rd->cursor_y1 += 1;
             rd->cursor_y2 += 1;
         }