diff --git a/src/controls/measure.js b/src/controls/measure.js
index 4efeb4f32..31efec281 100644
--- a/src/controls/measure.js
+++ b/src/controls/measure.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ const Measure = function Measure({
       const segmentLabelStyle = drawStyles.getSegmentLabelStyle(line, projection);
       styles = styles.concat(segmentLabelStyle);
     }
-    if (label) {
+    if (label !== '0 m²') {
       labelStyle.setGeometry(point);
       labelStyle.getText().setText(label);
       styles.push(labelStyle);