diff --git a/core/src/main/java/kafka/autobalancer/model/BrokerUpdater.java b/core/src/main/java/kafka/autobalancer/model/BrokerUpdater.java
index 58a55ee683..36543f9246 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/kafka/autobalancer/model/BrokerUpdater.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/kafka/autobalancer/model/BrokerUpdater.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public void addLoad(Resource resource, double delta) {
         public double utilizationFor(Resource resource) {
             double capacity = capacity(resource);
             if (capacity == 0) {
-                return 0;
+                return Double.MAX_VALUE;
             }
             return load(resource) / capacity(resource);
         }