diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/hints.py b/qutebrowser/browser/hints.py
index e3619110d..709914dde 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/hints.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/hints.py
@@ -443,6 +443,13 @@ class HintManager(QObject):
             width = rect.get("width", 0)
             height = rect.get("height", 0)
             if width > 0 and height > 0:
+                # fix coordinates according to zoom level
+                zoom = elem.webFrame().zoomFactor()
+                if not config.get('ui', 'zoom-text-only'):
+                    rect["left"] *= zoom
+                    rect["top"] *= zoom
+                    width *= zoom
+                    height *= zoom
                 return QRect(rect["left"], rect["top"], width, height)
         return elem.rect_on_view()
 
@@ -472,15 +479,9 @@ class HintManager(QObject):
         rect = self._get_first_rectangle(elem)
         pos = rect.center()
 
-        # fix coordinates according to zoom level
-        zoom = elem.webFrame().zoomFactor()
-        if not config.get('ui', 'zoom-text-only'):
-            pos.setX(pos.x() * zoom)
-            pos.setY(pos.y() * zoom)
-
         action = "Hovering" if context.target == Target.hover else "Clicking"
-        log.hints.debug("{} on '{}' at position {} (zoom = {})".format(
-            action, elem.debug_text(), pos, zoom))
+        log.hints.debug("{} on '{}' at position {}".format(
+            action, elem.debug_text(), pos))
 
         self.start_hinting.emit(target_mapping[context.target])
         if context.target in [Target.tab, Target.tab_fg, Target.tab_bg,