diff --git a/libavfilter/af_aiir.c b/libavfilter/af_aiir.c
index 55828c1a82..717388f450 100644
--- a/libavfilter/af_aiir.c
+++ b/libavfilter/af_aiir.c
@@ -601,18 +601,22 @@ static int decompose_zp2biquads(AVFilterContext *ctx, int channels)
             iir->biquads[current_biquad].b[1] = b[2] / a[4];
             iir->biquads[current_biquad].b[2] = b[0] / a[4];
 
-            factor = (iir->biquads[current_biquad].a[0] +
-                      iir->biquads[current_biquad].a[1] +
-                      iir->biquads[current_biquad].a[2]) /
-                     (iir->biquads[current_biquad].b[0] +
-                      iir->biquads[current_biquad].b[1] +
-                      iir->biquads[current_biquad].b[2]);
+            if (fabs(iir->biquads[current_biquad].b[0] +
+                     iir->biquads[current_biquad].b[1] +
+                     iir->biquads[current_biquad].b[2]) > 1e-6) {
+                factor = (iir->biquads[current_biquad].a[0] +
+                          iir->biquads[current_biquad].a[1] +
+                          iir->biquads[current_biquad].a[2]) /
+                         (iir->biquads[current_biquad].b[0] +
+                          iir->biquads[current_biquad].b[1] +
+                          iir->biquads[current_biquad].b[2]);
 
-            av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_VERBOSE, "factor=%f\n", factor);
+                av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_VERBOSE, "factor=%f\n", factor);
 
-            iir->biquads[current_biquad].b[0] *= factor;
-            iir->biquads[current_biquad].b[1] *= factor;
-            iir->biquads[current_biquad].b[2] *= factor;
+                iir->biquads[current_biquad].b[0] *= factor;
+                iir->biquads[current_biquad].b[1] *= factor;
+                iir->biquads[current_biquad].b[2] *= factor;
+            }
 
             iir->biquads[current_biquad].b[0] *= (current_biquad ? 1.0 : iir->g);
             iir->biquads[current_biquad].b[1] *= (current_biquad ? 1.0 : iir->g);