diff --git a/src/sage/tensor/modules/free_module_tensor.py b/src/sage/tensor/modules/free_module_tensor.py
index cdfe8f5f9d8..a3a5170a513 100644
--- a/src/sage/tensor/modules/free_module_tensor.py
+++ b/src/sage/tensor/modules/free_module_tensor.py
@@ -2365,6 +2365,8 @@ def __call__(self, *args):
                 raise ValueError("no common basis for the components")
             omega = self._components[basis]
             vv = vector._components[basis]
+            if omega == 0 or vv == 0:
+                return self.base_ring().zero()
             resu = 0
             for i in fmodule.irange():
                 resu += omega[[i]]*vv[[i]]