diff --git a/gst/gstutils.c b/gst/gstutils.c
index 9f6ffa6eba..867fd562ae 100644
--- a/gst/gstutils.c
+++ b/gst/gstutils.c
@@ -3422,6 +3422,13 @@ gst_util_fraction_multiply (gint a_n, gint a_d, gint b_n, gint b_d,
   g_return_val_if_fail (a_d != 0, FALSE);
   g_return_val_if_fail (b_d != 0, FALSE);
 
+  /* early out if either is 0, as its gcd would be 0 */
+  if (a_n == 0 || b_n == 0) {
+    *res_n = 0;
+    *res_d = 1;
+    return TRUE;
+  }
+
   gcd = gst_util_greatest_common_divisor (a_n, a_d);
   a_n /= gcd;
   a_d /= gcd;