diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Difficulty/TaikoPerformanceCalculator.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Difficulty/TaikoPerformanceCalculator.cs
index 7b0aa47ba5..6b1ea58129 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Difficulty/TaikoPerformanceCalculator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Difficulty/TaikoPerformanceCalculator.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Difficulty
             countMiss = score.Statistics.GetValueOrDefault(HitResult.Miss);
 
             // The effectiveMissCount is calculated by gaining a ratio for totalSuccessfulHits and increasing the miss penalty for shorter object counts lower than 1000.
-            effectiveMissCount = Math.Max(1.0, 1000.0 / totalSuccessfulHits) * countMiss;
+            effectiveMissCount = Math.Max(1.0, Math.Min(0, 1000.0 / totalSuccessfulHits)) * countMiss;
 
             double multiplier = 1.13;