diff --git a/core/src/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll-utils.ts b/core/src/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll-utils.ts
index 3a663becee..aa01cb64eb 100644
--- a/core/src/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll-utils.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll-utils.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export function getShouldUpdate(dirtyIndex: number, currentRange: Range, range:
 }
 
 export function findCellIndex(cells: Cell[], index: number): number {
-  const max = cells[cells.length - 1].index || 0;
+  const max = cells.length > 0 ? cells[cells.length - 1].index : 0;
   if (index === 0) {
     return 0;
   } else if (index === max + 1) {