diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
index 341e18cdc5d9..18d50d13a94a 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ protected ScaleVmAnswer execute(ScaleVmCommand cmd) {
             }
 
             // Check increment is multiple of increment size
-            long reminder = requestedMaxMemoryInMb % hotaddIncrementSizeInMb;
+            long reminder = hotaddIncrementSizeInMb > 0 ? requestedMaxMemoryInMb % hotaddIncrementSizeInMb : 0;
             if (reminder != 0) {
                 requestedMaxMemoryInMb = requestedMaxMemoryInMb + hotaddIncrementSizeInMb - reminder;
             }