diff --git a/src/gfx.cpp b/src/gfx.cpp
index 950ef25484..9d05ce8d86 100644
--- a/src/gfx.cpp
+++ b/src/gfx.cpp
@@ -341,6 +341,9 @@ static inline void GfxDoDrawLine(void *video, int x, int y, int x2, int y2, int
 		margin  *= 2; // account for rounding errors
 	}
 
+	/* Prevent division by zero. */
+	if (grade_x == 0) grade_x = 1;
+
 	/* Imagine that the line is infinitely long and it intersects with
 	 * infinitely long left and right edges of the clipping rectangle.
 	 * If both intersection points are outside the clipping rectangle