diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
index f3f763897..8e8b5c3ad 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ namespace MWClass
         const MWMechanics::MagicEffects &mageffects = npcdata->mNpcStats.getMagicEffects();
         const float encumbranceTerm = gmst.fJumpEncumbranceBase->getFloat() +
                                           gmst.fJumpEncumbranceMultiplier->getFloat() *
-                                          (1.0f - Npc::getEncumbrance(ptr)/Npc::getCapacity(ptr));
+                                          (1.0f - Npc::getNormalizedEncumbrance(ptr));
 
         float a = static_cast<float>(npcdata->mNpcStats.getSkill(ESM::Skill::Acrobatics).getModified());
         float b = 0.0f;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
index 2ef5e07d7..68dc17915 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
@@ -1751,8 +1751,7 @@ void CharacterController::update(float duration)
 
         if (cls.getEncumbrance(mPtr) <= cls.getCapacity(mPtr))
         {
-            const float encumbrance = cls.getEncumbrance(mPtr) / cls.getCapacity(mPtr);
-
+            const float encumbrance = cls.getNormalizedEncumbrance(mPtr);
             if (sneak)
                 fatigueLoss = fFatigueSneakBase + encumbrance * fFatigueSneakMult;
             else
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.cpp
index e59dde7b1..5425c2bd3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.cpp
@@ -462,10 +462,15 @@ namespace MWWorld
     float Class::getNormalizedEncumbrance(const Ptr &ptr) const
     {
         float capacity = getCapacity(ptr);
+        float encumbrance = getEncumbrance(ptr);
+
+        if (encumbrance == 0)
+            return 0.f;
+
         if (capacity == 0)
             return 1.f;
 
-        return getEncumbrance(ptr) / capacity;
+        return encumbrance / capacity;
     }
 
     std::string Class::getSound(const MWWorld::ConstPtr&) const