diff --git a/alienblaster/AppSettings.cfg b/alienblaster/AppSettings.cfg
index f2058cc35..82d60f457 100644
--- a/alienblaster/AppSettings.cfg
+++ b/alienblaster/AppSettings.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AppName="Alien Blaster"
 AppFullName=de.schwardtnet.alienblaster
-ScreenOrientation=v
+ScreenOrientation=h
 AppDataDownloadUrl="http://sites.google.com/site/xpelyax/Home/alienblaster110_data.zip?attredirects=0&d=1"
 DownloadToSdcard=n
 SdlVideoResize=y
diff --git a/alienblaster/project/AndroidManifest.xml b/alienblaster/project/AndroidManifest.xml
index 5e4288468..0373b4868 100644
--- a/alienblaster/project/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/alienblaster/project/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <application android:label="@string/app_name">
         <activity android:name=".MainActivity"
                   android:label="@string/app_name"
-                  android:screenOrientation="portrait"
+                  android:screenOrientation="landscape"
         >
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
diff --git a/alienblaster/project/jni/sdl/src/video/SDL_video.c b/alienblaster/project/jni/sdl/src/video/SDL_video.c
index 3abfb4676..94f6a0a68 100644
--- a/alienblaster/project/jni/sdl/src/video/SDL_video.c
+++ b/alienblaster/project/jni/sdl/src/video/SDL_video.c
@@ -2683,10 +2683,10 @@ SDL_RenderCopy(SDL_Texture * texture, const SDL_Rect * srcrect,
     SDL_Rect real_srcrect;
     SDL_Rect real_dstrect;
 #if SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_RESIZE
-    int realW = window->display->current_mode.w;
-    int realH = window->display->current_mode.h;
-    int fakeW = window->w;
-    int fakeH = window->h;
+    int realW;
+    int realH;
+    int fakeW;
+    int fakeH;
 #endif
 
     CHECK_TEXTURE_MAGIC(texture, -1);
@@ -2739,6 +2739,10 @@ SDL_RenderCopy(SDL_Texture * texture, const SDL_Rect * srcrect,
     }
 
 #if SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_RESIZE
+    realW = window->display->current_mode.w;
+    realH = window->display->current_mode.h;
+    fakeW = window->w;
+    fakeH = window->h;
     if( fakeW > realW || fakeH > realH ) {
         real_dstrect.x = real_dstrect.x * realW / fakeW;
         real_dstrect.y = real_dstrect.y * realH / fakeH;