diff --git a/flexbox/src/main/java/com/google/android/flexbox/FlexboxLayoutManager.java b/flexbox/src/main/java/com/google/android/flexbox/FlexboxLayoutManager.java
index 21bd2d53..ad51c367 100644
--- a/flexbox/src/main/java/com/google/android/flexbox/FlexboxLayoutManager.java
+++ b/flexbox/src/main/java/com/google/android/flexbox/FlexboxLayoutManager.java
@@ -2242,7 +2242,7 @@ private int computeScrollOffset(RecyclerView.State state) {
         int maxPosition = getPosition(lastReferenceView);
         int laidOutArea = Math.abs(mOrientationHelper.getDecoratedEnd(lastReferenceView) -
                 mOrientationHelper.getDecoratedStart(firstReferenceView));
-        int firstLinePosition = mFlexboxHelper.mIndexToFlexLine[minPosition];
+        int firstLinePosition = minPosition != NO_POSITION ? mFlexboxHelper.mIndexToFlexLine[minPosition] : 0;
         if (firstLinePosition == 0 || firstLinePosition == NO_POSITION) {
             return 0;
         }