diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/client.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/client.rs
index a25972d066afdfa39cd67e36a4a6f286b925afa8..b630e5dfff37411fcc2e39477569270e66cb337f 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/client.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/client.rs
@@ -1167,6 +1167,10 @@ impl LinuxClient for X11Client {
 // Adatpted from:
 // https://docs.rs/winit/0.29.11/src/winit/platform_impl/linux/x11/monitor.rs.html#103-111
 pub fn mode_refresh_rate(mode: &randr::ModeInfo) -> Duration {
+    if mode.dot_clock == 0 || mode.htotal == 0 || mode.vtotal == 0 {
+        return Duration::from_millis(16);
+    }
+
     let millihertz = mode.dot_clock as u64 * 1_000 / (mode.htotal as u64 * mode.vtotal as u64);
     let micros = 1_000_000_000 / millihertz;
     log::info!("Refreshing at {} micros", micros);