diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_box.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_box.c
index cbba86965e..939eb8e73c 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_box.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_box.c
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ evas_object_box_layout_vertical(Evas_Object *o, Evas_Object_Box_Data *priv, void
      y += remaining * priv->align.v;
    else if (n_children == 1)
      y += remaining / 2;
-   else
+   else if (remaining > 0)
      { /* justified */
 	_fixed_point_divide_and_decompose_integer
 	  (remaining, n_children - 1, &global_pad, &pad_inc);