diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/bvh/ploc_internal.comp b/src/amd/vulkan/bvh/ploc_internal.comp
index 6bf74960de7..68f5db0c2d6 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/bvh/ploc_internal.comp
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/bvh/ploc_internal.comp
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ combined_node_cost(uint32_t lds_base, uint32_t i, uint32_t j)
    combined_bounds.max = max(shared_bounds[i - lds_base].max, shared_bounds[j - lds_base].max);
    float area = aabb_surface_area(combined_bounds);
 
+   if (area == 0.0)
+      return 0.0;
+
    /* p_a and p_b are the probabilities that i or j are hit by a ray:
     *    Assuming that the current node is hit (p = 1) and the probability of hitting a node
     *    is proportional to its surface area, p = area * c with p = 1 for the current node.