diff --git a/editor/plugins/lightmap_gi_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/lightmap_gi_editor_plugin.cpp
index 11f60a166c9..c824db9438c 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/lightmap_gi_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/lightmap_gi_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void LightmapGIEditorPlugin::_bake_select_file(const String &p_file) {
 				EditorNode::get_singleton()->show_warning(TTR("Lightmap data is not local to the scene."));
 			} break;
 			case LightmapGI::BAKE_ERROR_TEXTURE_SIZE_TOO_SMALL: {
-				EditorNode::get_singleton()->show_warning(TTR("Maximum texture size is too small for the lightmap images."));
+				EditorNode::get_singleton()->show_warning(TTR("Maximum texture size is too small for the lightmap images.\nWhile this can be fixed by increasing the maximum texture size, it is recommended you split the scene into more objects instead."));
 			} break;
 			default: {
 			} break;
diff --git a/modules/lightmapper_rd/lm_compute.glsl b/modules/lightmapper_rd/lm_compute.glsl
index a2a480043ab..21e039396dc 100644
--- a/modules/lightmapper_rd/lm_compute.glsl
+++ b/modules/lightmapper_rd/lm_compute.glsl
@@ -264,7 +264,16 @@ uint trace_ray(vec3 p_from, vec3 p_to, bool p_any_hit, out float r_distance, out
 			break;
 		}
 
-		bvec3 mask = lessThanEqual(side.xyz, min(side.yzx, side.zxy));
+		// There should be only one axis updated at a time for DDA to work properly.
+		bvec3 mask = bvec3(true, false, false);
+		float m = side.x;
+		if (side.y < m) {
+			m = side.y;
+			mask = bvec3(false, true, false);
+		}
+		if (side.z < m) {
+			mask = bvec3(false, false, true);
+		}
 		side += vec3(mask) * delta;
 		icell += ivec3(vec3(mask)) * step;
 		iters++;