diff --git a/src/core/lv_refr.c b/src/core/lv_refr.c
index d5ee11e2de..e543182488 100644
--- a/src/core/lv_refr.c
+++ b/src/core/lv_refr.c
@@ -1166,6 +1166,11 @@ static uint32_t get_max_row(lv_display_t * disp, int32_t area_w, int32_t area_h)
     uint32_t stride = lv_draw_buf_width_to_stride(area_w, cf);
     uint32_t overhead = LV_COLOR_INDEXED_PALETTE_SIZE(cf) * sizeof(lv_color32_t);
 
+    if(stride == 0) {
+        LV_LOG_WARN("Invalid stride. Value is 0");
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     int32_t max_row = (uint32_t)(disp->buf_act->data_size - overhead) / stride;
 
     if(max_row > area_h) max_row = area_h;