diff --git a/src/emucore/Console.cxx b/src/emucore/Console.cxx
index 3a0590959..0d9a68a86 100644
--- a/src/emucore/Console.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/Console.cxx
@@ -1277,9 +1277,13 @@ void Console::changeAutoFireRate(int direction)
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 float Console::currentFrameRate() const
 {
+  uInt32 scalinesLastFrame = myTIA->frameBufferScanlinesLastFrame();
+
   return
-    (myConsoleTiming == ConsoleTiming::ntsc ? 262.F * 60.F : 312.F * 50.F) /
-     myTIA->frameBufferScanlinesLastFrame();
+    scalinesLastFrame != 0 ?
+      (myConsoleTiming == ConsoleTiming::ntsc ? 262.F * 60.F : 312.F * 50.F)
+        / myTIA->frameBufferScanlinesLastFrame() :
+      0;
 }
 
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