diff --git a/cpp/order/HexaticTranslational.cc b/cpp/order/HexaticTranslational.cc
index 857bf8b79..cb53abbc1 100644
--- a/cpp/order/HexaticTranslational.cc
+++ b/cpp/order/HexaticTranslational.cc
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void HexaticTranslational<T>::computeGeneral(Func func, const freud::locality::N
             {
                 if (total_weight == 0.)
                 {
-                    m_psi_array[i] = std::nanf;
+                    m_psi_array[i] /= std::complex<float>(0.);
                 }
                 else
                 {