diff --git a/crates/pdf/src/gradient_inks.rs b/crates/pdf/src/gradient_inks.rs
index c92b80158..5cc72f7ce 100644
--- a/crates/pdf/src/gradient_inks.rs
+++ b/crates/pdf/src/gradient_inks.rs
@@ -165,11 +165,12 @@ impl Exporter<'_> {
         let mut expanded: Vec<(f32, Vec<f32>, f32)> = Vec::with_capacity(tints.len() * 2);
         for (k, (s, v)) in g.stops.iter().zip(&tints).enumerate() {
             expanded.push((s.offset, v.clone(), s.opacity));
+            let midpoint = s.midpoint.clamp(0.01, 0.99);
             if let (Some(n), Some(nv)) = (g.stops.get(k + 1), tints.get(k + 1))
-                && (s.midpoint - 0.5).abs() > 1e-3
+                && (midpoint - 0.5).abs() > 1e-3
             {
                 let mid: Vec<f32> = v.iter().zip(nv).map(|(a, b)| (a + b) / 2.0).collect();
-                expanded.push((s.offset + (n.offset - s.offset) * s.midpoint, mid, (s.opacity + n.opacity) / 2.0));
+                expanded.push((s.offset + (n.offset - s.offset) * midpoint, mid, (s.opacity + n.opacity) / 2.0));
             }
         }
         let mut stops = Vec::with_capacity(expanded.len());