diff --git a/application/org.openjdk.jmc.flightrecorder.ui/src/main/java/org/openjdk/jmc/flightrecorder/ui/views/histogram/HDRHistogramView.java b/application/org.openjdk.jmc.flightrecorder.ui/src/main/java/org/openjdk/jmc/flightrecorder/ui/views/histogram/HDRHistogramView.java
index 30f2c1e16..cb0efc029 100644
--- a/application/org.openjdk.jmc.flightrecorder.ui/src/main/java/org/openjdk/jmc/flightrecorder/ui/views/histogram/HDRHistogramView.java
+++ b/application/org.openjdk.jmc.flightrecorder.ui/src/main/java/org/openjdk/jmc/flightrecorder/ui/views/histogram/HDRHistogramView.java
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ private void updateHistogramChart() {
 
 			// Get the maximum duration to set chart bounds
 			IQuantity maxDuration = itemsWithDuration.getAggregate(JdkAggregators.LONGEST_EVENT);
-			if (maxDuration == null) {
+			if (maxDuration == null || maxDuration.clampedLongValueIn(UnitLookup.NANOSECOND) == 0L) {
 				maxDuration = UnitLookup.MILLISECOND.quantity(100);
 			} else {
 				maxDuration = UnitLookup.MILLISECOND.quantity(maxDuration.doubleValueIn(UnitLookup.MILLISECOND) * 1.1);