diff --git a/intern/cycles/kernel/svm/tex_coord.h b/intern/cycles/kernel/svm/tex_coord.h
index ab551853de9..8608744511e 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/kernel/svm/tex_coord.h
+++ b/intern/cycles/kernel/svm/tex_coord.h
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ ccl_device_noinline void svm_node_normal_map(KernelGlobals kg,
     }
   }
 
-  if (is_zero(N)) {
+  if (is_zero(N) || !isfinite_safe(N)) {
     N = sd->N;
   }