diff --git a/src/qt/modaloverlay.cpp b/src/qt/modaloverlay.cpp
index ae27cad477e..cca77881e17 100644
--- a/src/qt/modaloverlay.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/modaloverlay.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void ModalOverlay::tipUpdate(int count, const QDateTime& blockDate, double nVeri
             if (sample.first < (currentDate.toMSecsSinceEpoch() - 500 * 1000) || i == blockProcessTime.size() - 1) {
                 progressDelta = blockProcessTime[0].second - sample.second;
                 timeDelta = blockProcessTime[0].first - sample.first;
-                progressPerHour = progressDelta / (double) timeDelta * 1000 * 3600;
+                progressPerHour = (progressDelta > 0) ? progressDelta / (double)timeDelta * 1000 * 3600 : 0;
                 remainingMSecs = (progressDelta > 0) ? remainingProgress / progressDelta * timeDelta : -1;
                 break;
             }