diff --git a/src/plugins/render/positionmarker/PositionMarker.cpp b/src/plugins/render/positionmarker/PositionMarker.cpp
--- a/src/plugins/render/positionmarker/PositionMarker.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/render/positionmarker/PositionMarker.cpp
@@ -189,11 +189,11 @@
         if (!viewport->screenCoordinates( m_currentPosition, screenPositionX, screenPositionY )){
             return true;
         }
-        const GeoDataCoordinates top( m_currentPosition.longitude(), m_currentPosition.latitude()+0.1 );
+        const GeoDataCoordinates top( m_currentPosition.longitude(),
+                                      qMax<float>(m_currentPosition.latitude()+0.1,
+                                                  90.0 * DEG2RAD ));
         qreal screenTopX, screenTopY;
-        if (!viewport->screenCoordinates( top, screenTopX, screenTopY )){
-            return true;
-        }
+        viewport->screenCoordinates( top, screenTopX, screenTopY );
         qreal const correction = -90.0 + RAD2DEG * atan2( screenPositionY -screenTopY, screenPositionX - screenTopX );
         const qreal rotation = m_heading + correction;