diff --git a/mods/tnt/init.lua b/mods/tnt/init.lua
index 1e5d5a50..18bd9263 100644
--- a/mods/tnt/init.lua
+++ b/mods/tnt/init.lua
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ end
 
 
 local function calc_velocity(pos1, pos2, old_vel, power)
+	-- Avoid errors caused by a vector of zero length
+	if vector.equals(pos1, pos2) then
+		return old_vel
+	end
+
 	local vel = vector.direction(pos1, pos2)
 	vel = vector.normalize(vel)
 	vel = vector.multiply(vel, power)