diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_Slider.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_Slider.cpp
index 03f1ca15d9..8fab48bf74 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_Slider.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_Slider.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public:
         {
             int v = std::abs (roundToInt (normRange.interval * 10000000));
 
-            while ((v % 10) == 0)
+            while ((v % 10) == 0 && numDecimalPlaces > 0)
             {
                 --numDecimalPlaces;
                 v /= 10;