diff --git a/src/font.cpp b/src/font.cpp
index 1f00d62..3224030 100644
--- a/src/font.cpp
+++ b/src/font.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void TextMesh::update(kFont id, const std::string& text)
                 idx.push_back(n + 3);
                 bbmin = glm::min(bbmin, xy(f.bounds));
                 bbmax = glm::max(bbmax, { q.x1 / f.scale, y + f.bounds.w });
-                if (q.x1 / f.scale + 5 > max_width * f.scale)
+                if (max_width > 0 && q.x1 / f.scale + 5 > max_width * f.scale)
                     cur_box = glm::vec4(0, (y + spacing * f.scale) / f.scale + f.bounds.y, 5, spacing);
                 else
                     cur_box = glm::vec4(q.x1 / f.scale + 2, y / f.scale + f.bounds.y, 5, spacing);