diff --git a/src/lv_misc/lv_txt.c b/src/lv_misc/lv_txt.c
index fcb9a7d22..e240485b3 100644
--- a/src/lv_misc/lv_txt.c
+++ b/src/lv_misc/lv_txt.c
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ lv_coord_t _lv_txt_get_width(const char * txt, uint32_t length, const lv_font_t
 {
     if(txt == NULL) return 0;
     if(font == NULL) return 0;
+    if(txt[0] == '\0') return 0;
 
     uint32_t i                   = 0;
     lv_coord_t width             = 0;