diff --git a/src/thermo/Phase.cpp b/src/thermo/Phase.cpp
index a39cea996..85798d5ec 100644
--- a/src/thermo/Phase.cpp
+++ b/src/thermo/Phase.cpp
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ doublereal Phase::sum_xlogx() const
 {
     double sumxlogx = 0;
     for (size_t k = 0; k < m_kk; k++) {
-        sumxlogx += m_ym[k] * std::log(m_ym[k] + Tiny);
+        sumxlogx += m_ym[k] * std::log(std::max(m_ym[k], SmallNumber));
     }
     return m_mmw * sumxlogx + std::log(m_mmw);
 }