diff --git a/src/qt/qt_settingsfloppycdrom.cpp b/src/qt/qt_settingsfloppycdrom.cpp
index d567dd7c9..bf26c5162 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_settingsfloppycdrom.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_settingsfloppycdrom.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ static void setCDROMBus(QAbstractItemModel* model, const QModelIndex& idx, uint8
 }
 
 static void setCDROMSpeed(QAbstractItemModel* model, const QModelIndex& idx, uint8_t speed) {
+    if (!speed) speed = 8;
     auto i = idx.siblingAtColumn(1);
     model->setData(i, QString("%1x").arg(speed));
     model->setData(i, speed, Qt::UserRole);