diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc
index 9fd75611efc..1e5030cd996 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc
@@ -2376,6 +2376,9 @@ static std::optional<std::chrono::nanoseconds> compositor_node_get_execution_tim
   if (const timeit::Nanoseconds *execution_time =
           tree_draw_ctx.compositor_per_node_execution_time->lookup_ptr(key))
   {
+    if (execution_time->count() == 0) {
+      return std::nullopt;
+    }
     return *execution_time;
   }