diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/core/units.cpp b/src/declarativeimports/core/units.cpp
index dfc817af2..ba065539a 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/core/units.cpp
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/core/units.cpp
@@ -107,9 +107,10 @@ QQmlPropertyMap *Units::iconSizes() const
 int Units::roundToIconSize(int size)
 {
     /*Do *not* use devicePixelIconSize here, we want to use the sizes of the pixmaps of the smallest icons on the disk. And those are unaffected by dpi*/
-    if (size < KIconLoader::SizeSmall) {
+    if (size <= 0) {
+        return 0;
+    } else if (size < KIconLoader::SizeSmall) {
         return KIconLoader::SizeSmall/2;
-
     } else if (size < KIconLoader::SizeSmallMedium) {
         return KIconLoader::SizeSmall;