diff --git a/src/core/util.cpp b/src/core/util.cpp
index 2a233e69..1653f241 100644
--- a/src/core/util.cpp
+++ b/src/core/util.cpp
@@ -755,6 +755,13 @@ sd::Tensor<float> clip_preprocess(const sd::Tensor<float>& image, int target_wid
     int64_t resized_width  = static_cast<int64_t>(scale * static_cast<float>(image.shape()[0]));
     int64_t resized_height = static_cast<int64_t>(scale * static_cast<float>(image.shape()[1]));
 
+    // The resized image must cover the crop window. Floating-point rounding can
+    // leave a side one pixel short of the crop target (e.g. 730 -> 735.999...
+    // -> 735 after truncation), so clamp to keep the center crop in bounds.
+    // Truncation is otherwise preserved to avoid changing existing results.
+    resized_width  = std::max<int64_t>(resized_width, target_width);
+    resized_height = std::max<int64_t>(resized_height, target_height);
+
     sd::Tensor<float> resized = sd::ops::interpolate(
         image,
         {resized_width, resized_height, image.shape()[2], image.shape()[3]});