diff --git a/coders/svg.c b/coders/svg.c
index 0c5c96c..8f741be 100644
--- a/coders/svg.c
+++ b/coders/svg.c
@@ -2939,7 +2939,7 @@
                   gamma;
     
                 gamma=1.0-QuantumScale*fill_color.alpha;
-                gamma=MagickReciprocal(gamma);
+                gamma=MagickEpsilonReciprocal(gamma);
                 fill_color.blue*=gamma;
                 fill_color.green*=gamma;
                 fill_color.red*=gamma;