diff --git a/src/libinput-util.c b/src/libinput-util.c
index 1e198a855..cb689029f 100644
--- a/src/libinput-util.c
+++ b/src/libinput-util.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ parse_dimension_property(const char *prop, size_t *w, size_t *h)
 	if (sscanf(prop, "%dx%d", &x, &y) != 2)
 		return false;
 
-	if (x < 0 || y < 0)
+	if (x <= 0 || y <= 0)
 		return false;
 
 	*w = (size_t)x;
diff --git a/test/test-misc.c b/test/test-misc.c
index c1cca24f0..8176a3e90 100644
--- a/test/test-misc.c
+++ b/test/test-misc.c
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ START_TEST(dimension_prop_parser)
 		{ "1x20", true, 1, 20 },
 		{ "1x8000", true, 1, 8000 },
 		{ "238492x428210", true, 238492, 428210 },
-		{ "0x0", true, 0, 0 },
+		{ "0x0", false, 0, 0 },
 		{ "-10x10", false, 0, 0 },
 		{ "-1", false, 0, 0 },
 		{ "1x-99", false, 0, 0 },
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ START_TEST(dimension_prop_parser)
 		{ "abd", false, 0, 0 },
 		{ "xabd", false, 0, 0 },
 		{ "0xaf", false, 0, 0 },
-		{ "0x0x", true, 0, 0 },
+		{ "0x0x", false, 0, 0 },
 		{ "x10", false, 0, 0 },
 		{ NULL, false, 0, 0 }
 	};