diff --git a/tgt-vvp/vvp_scope.c b/tgt-vvp/vvp_scope.c
index 6f0a258eb..e55c29f0b 100644
--- a/tgt-vvp/vvp_scope.c
+++ b/tgt-vvp/vvp_scope.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ char* draw_Cr_to_string(double value)
       }
 
       sign = 0;
-      if (value < 0) {
+      if (value < 0.0 || (value == 0.0 && 1.0/value < 0.0)) {
 	    sign = 0x4000;
 	    value *= -1;
       }