diff --git a/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c b/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c
index 3014b4b3bb..ad08cf352e 100644
--- a/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c
+++ b/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c
@@ -4634,7 +4634,11 @@ static Uint32 VULKAN_INTERNAL_CreateSwapchain(
     swapchainCreateInfo.imageSharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE;
     swapchainCreateInfo.queueFamilyIndexCount = 0;
     swapchainCreateInfo.pQueueFamilyIndices = NULL;
+#ifdef SDL_PLATFORM_ANDROID
     swapchainCreateInfo.preTransform = VK_SURFACE_TRANSFORM_IDENTITY_BIT_KHR;
+#else
+    swapchainCreateInfo.preTransform = swapchainSupportDetails.capabilities.currentTransform;
+#endif
     swapchainCreateInfo.compositeAlpha = VK_COMPOSITE_ALPHA_OPAQUE_BIT_KHR;
     swapchainCreateInfo.presentMode = SDLToVK_PresentMode[windowData->presentMode];
     swapchainCreateInfo.clipped = VK_TRUE;