diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SwipePipToHomeAnimator.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SwipePipToHomeAnimator.java
index 3631130..1062652 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SwipePipToHomeAnimator.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SwipePipToHomeAnimator.java
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@
         mDestinationBoundsAnimation.set(mDestinationBounds);
         mSurfaceTransactionHelper = new PipSurfaceTransactionHelper(cornerRadius);
 
+        if (sourceRectHint != null && (sourceRectHint.width() < destinationBounds.width()
+                || sourceRectHint.height() < destinationBounds.height())) {
+            // This is a situation in which the source hint rect on at least one axis is smaller
+            // than the destination bounds, which presents a problem because we would have to scale
+            // up that axis to fit the bounds. So instead, just fallback to the non-source hint
+            // animation in this case.
+            sourceRectHint = null;
+        }
+
         if (sourceRectHint == null) {
             mSourceHintRectInsets = null;