diff --git a/sc/source/ui/view/drawvie4.cxx b/sc/source/ui/view/drawvie4.cxx
index c2340aa0a474..128ca94be950 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/view/drawvie4.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/view/drawvie4.cxx
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ void ScDrawView::CalcNormScale( Fraction& rFractX, Fraction& rFractY ) const
     pDoc->GetTableArea( nTab, nEndCol, nEndRow );
     if (nEndCol<20)
         nEndCol = 20;
-    if (nEndRow<1000)
+    if (nEndRow<20)
         nEndRow = 1000;
 
     Fraction aZoom(1,1);
diff --git a/sc/source/ui/view/drawview.cxx b/sc/source/ui/view/drawview.cxx
index d47136d8fc51..14b2c02fae00 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/view/drawview.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/view/drawview.cxx
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ void ScDrawView::RecalcScale()
     pDoc->GetTableArea( nTab, nEndCol, nEndRow );
     if (nEndCol<20)
         nEndCol = 20;
-    if (nEndRow<1000)
+    if (nEndRow<20)
         nEndRow = 1000;
 
     ScDrawUtil::CalcScale( pDoc, nTab, 0,0, nEndCol,nEndRow, pDev,aZoomX,aZoomY,nPPTX,nPPTY,
diff --git a/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin3.cxx b/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin3.cxx
index 9d220008907e..4940fba35f82 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin3.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin3.cxx
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ MapMode ScGridWindow::GetDrawMapMode( BOOL bForce )
             SCROW nEndRow = 0;
             pDoc->GetTableArea( nTab, nEndCol, nEndRow );
             if (nEndCol<20) nEndCol = 20;
-            if (nEndRow<1000) nEndRow = 1000;
+            if (nEndRow<20) nEndRow = 1000;
             ScDrawUtil::CalcScale( pDoc, nTab, 0,0, nEndCol,nEndRow, this,
                                     pViewData->GetZoomX(),pViewData->GetZoomY(),
                                     pViewData->GetPPTX(),pViewData->GetPPTY(),