diff --git a/core/image.cpp b/core/image.cpp
index 70a7b2bceb1..c7f21d55991 100644
--- a/core/image.cpp
+++ b/core/image.cpp
@@ -1013,8 +1013,8 @@ void Image::shrink_x2() {
 			copymem(w.ptr(), &r[ofs], new_size);
 		}
 
-		width /= 2;
-		height /= 2;
+		width = MAX(width / 2, 1);
+		height = MAX(height / 2, 1);
 		data = new_img;
 
 	} else {