diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/drawnode.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_node/drawnode.cc
index ddfa6251f7a..6c482b20a98 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/drawnode.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/drawnode.cc
@@ -1727,8 +1727,10 @@ static float2 socket_link_connection_location(const bNode &node,
 {
   const float2 socket_location = socket.runtime->location;
   if (socket.is_multi_input() && socket.is_input() && !(node.flag & NODE_HIDDEN)) {
+    /* For internal link case, handle number of links as at least 1. */
+    const int clamped_total_inputs = math::max<int>(1, socket.runtime->total_inputs);
     return node_link_calculate_multi_input_position(
-        socket_location, link.multi_input_sort_id, socket.runtime->total_inputs);
+        socket_location, link.multi_input_sort_id, clamped_total_inputs);
   }
   return socket_location;
 }