diff --git a/kitty/glfw.c b/kitty/glfw.c
index 37cc1651d..6212af8c7 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw.c
+++ b/kitty/glfw.c
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ get_window_content_scale(GLFWwindow *w, float *xscale, float *yscale, double *xd
         if (monitor) glfwGetMonitorContentScale(monitor, xscale, yscale);
     }
     // check for zero, negative, NaN or excessive values of xscale/yscale
-    if (*xscale <= 0 || *xscale != *xscale || *xscale >= 24) *xscale = 1.0;
-    if (*yscale <= 0 || *yscale != *yscale || *yscale >= 24) *yscale = 1.0;
+    if (*xscale <= 0.0001 || *xscale != *xscale || *xscale >= 24) *xscale = 1.0;
+    if (*yscale <= 0.0001 || *yscale != *yscale || *yscale >= 24) *yscale = 1.0;
 #ifdef __APPLE__
     const double factor = 72.0;
 #else