diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/client.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/client.rs
index a2324648fbb332e75af7df74923806797d93a05a..2879925495e41fd37ea075f20a0de0b19625694e 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/client.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/client.rs
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ impl Dispatch<wl_keyboard::WlKeyboard, ()> for WaylandClientStatePtr {
                         state.repeat.current_keycode = Some(keycode);
 
                         let rate = state.repeat.characters_per_second;
-                        let repeat_interval = Duration::from_secs(1) / rate;
+                        let repeat_interval = Duration::from_secs(1) / rate.max(1);
                         let id = state.repeat.current_id;
                         state
                             .loop_handle