diff --git a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsevents.c b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsevents.c
index 923b69fe2afe3..66f43ce71292e 100644
--- a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsevents.c
+++ b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsevents.c
@@ -716,15 +716,9 @@ static void WIN_HandleRawMouseInput(Uint64 timestamp, SDL_VideoData *data, HANDL
             }
         }
 
-        if (rawmouse->usButtonFlags & RI_MOUSE_WHEEL) {
-            SHORT amount = (SHORT)rawmouse->usButtonData;
-            float fAmount = (float)amount / WHEEL_DELTA;
-            SDL_SendMouseWheel(timestamp, window, mouseID, 0.0f, fAmount, SDL_MOUSEWHEEL_NORMAL);
-        } else if (rawmouse->usButtonFlags & RI_MOUSE_HWHEEL) {
-            SHORT amount = (SHORT)rawmouse->usButtonData;
-            float fAmount = (float)amount / WHEEL_DELTA;
-            SDL_SendMouseWheel(timestamp, window, mouseID, fAmount, 0.0f, SDL_MOUSEWHEEL_NORMAL);
-        }
+        /* Note: We don't handle RI_MOUSE_WHEEL and RI_MOUSE_HWHEEL here because some
+           input devices have inverted wheel direction in raw mode. This avoids scroll
+           direction changing unexpectedly when entering/exiting relative mouse mode. */
 
         /* Invalidate the mouse button flags. If we don't do this then disabling raw input
            will cause held down mouse buttons to persist when released. */
@@ -1539,14 +1533,12 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK WIN_WindowProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPara
     case WM_MOUSEWHEEL:
     case WM_MOUSEHWHEEL:
     {
-        if (!data->videodata->raw_mouse_enabled) {
-            short amount = GET_WHEEL_DELTA_WPARAM(wParam);
-            float fAmount = (float)amount / WHEEL_DELTA;
-            if (msg == WM_MOUSEWHEEL) {
-                SDL_SendMouseWheel(WIN_GetEventTimestamp(), data->window, SDL_GLOBAL_MOUSE_ID, 0.0f, fAmount, SDL_MOUSEWHEEL_NORMAL);
-            } else {
-                SDL_SendMouseWheel(WIN_GetEventTimestamp(), data->window, SDL_GLOBAL_MOUSE_ID, fAmount, 0.0f, SDL_MOUSEWHEEL_NORMAL);
-            }
+        short amount = GET_WHEEL_DELTA_WPARAM(wParam);
+        float fAmount = (float)amount / WHEEL_DELTA;
+        if (msg == WM_MOUSEWHEEL) {
+            SDL_SendMouseWheel(WIN_GetEventTimestamp(), data->window, SDL_GLOBAL_MOUSE_ID, 0.0f, fAmount, SDL_MOUSEWHEEL_NORMAL);
+        } else {
+            SDL_SendMouseWheel(WIN_GetEventTimestamp(), data->window, SDL_GLOBAL_MOUSE_ID, fAmount, 0.0f, SDL_MOUSEWHEEL_NORMAL);
         }
     } break;