diff --git a/lapack-netlib/SRC/ctgsja.f b/lapack-netlib/SRC/ctgsja.f
index 38a61068e..c96cbe022 100644
--- a/lapack-netlib/SRC/ctgsja.f
+++ b/lapack-netlib/SRC/ctgsja.f
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@
 *     .. Parameters ..
       INTEGER            MAXIT
       PARAMETER          ( MAXIT = 40 )
-      REAL               ZERO, ONE
+      REAL               ZERO, ONE, HUGENUM
       PARAMETER          ( ZERO = 0.0E+0, ONE = 1.0E+0 )
       COMPLEX            CZERO, CONE
       PARAMETER          ( CZERO = ( 0.0E+0, 0.0E+0 ),
@@ -424,7 +424,8 @@
      $                   SLARTG, XERBLA
 *     ..
 *     .. Intrinsic Functions ..
-      INTRINSIC          ABS, CONJG, MAX, MIN, REAL
+      INTRINSIC          ABS, CONJG, MAX, MIN, REAL, HUGE
+      PARAMETER          ( HUGENUM = HUGE(ZERO) )
 *     ..
 *     .. Executable Statements ..
 *
@@ -610,9 +611,9 @@
 *
          A1 = REAL( A( K+I, N-L+I ) )
          B1 = REAL( B( I, N-L+I ) )
+         GAMMA = B1 / A1
 *
-         IF( A1.NE.ZERO ) THEN
-            GAMMA = B1 / A1
+         IF( (GAMMA.LE.HUGENUM).AND.(GAMMA.GE.-HUGENUM) ) THEN
 *
             IF( GAMMA.LT.ZERO ) THEN
                CALL CSSCAL( L-I+1, -ONE, B( I, N-L+I ), LDB )
diff --git a/lapack-netlib/SRC/dtgsja.f b/lapack-netlib/SRC/dtgsja.f
index 66f32b790..537bd3f4f 100644
--- a/lapack-netlib/SRC/dtgsja.f
+++ b/lapack-netlib/SRC/dtgsja.f
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@
 *     .. Parameters ..
       INTEGER            MAXIT
       PARAMETER          ( MAXIT = 40 )
-      DOUBLE PRECISION   ZERO, ONE
+      DOUBLE PRECISION   ZERO, ONE, HUGENUM
       PARAMETER          ( ZERO = 0.0D+0, ONE = 1.0D+0 )
 *     ..
 *     .. Local Scalars ..
@@ -419,7 +419,8 @@
      $                   DSCAL, XERBLA
 *     ..
 *     .. Intrinsic Functions ..
-      INTRINSIC          ABS, MAX, MIN
+      INTRINSIC          ABS, MAX, MIN, HUGE
+      PARAMETER          ( HUGENUM = HUGE(ZERO) )
 *     ..
 *     .. Executable Statements ..
 *
@@ -596,9 +597,9 @@
 *
          A1 = A( K+I, N-L+I )
          B1 = B( I, N-L+I )
+         GAMMA = B1 / A1
 *
-         IF( A1.NE.ZERO ) THEN
-            GAMMA = B1 / A1
+         IF( (GAMMA.LE.HUGENUM).AND.(GAMMA.GE.-HUGENUM) ) THEN
 *
 *           change sign if necessary
 *
diff --git a/lapack-netlib/SRC/stgsja.f b/lapack-netlib/SRC/stgsja.f
index 2a6fc354d..7324da431 100644
--- a/lapack-netlib/SRC/stgsja.f
+++ b/lapack-netlib/SRC/stgsja.f
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@
 *     .. Parameters ..
       INTEGER            MAXIT
       PARAMETER          ( MAXIT = 40 )
-      REAL               ZERO, ONE
+      REAL               ZERO, ONE, HUGENUM
       PARAMETER          ( ZERO = 0.0E+0, ONE = 1.0E+0 )
 *     ..
 *     .. Local Scalars ..
@@ -419,7 +419,8 @@
      $                   SSCAL, XERBLA
 *     ..
 *     .. Intrinsic Functions ..
-      INTRINSIC          ABS, MAX, MIN
+      INTRINSIC          ABS, MAX, MIN, HUGE
+      PARAMETER          ( HUGENUM = HUGE(ZERO) )
 *     ..
 *     .. Executable Statements ..
 *
@@ -596,9 +597,9 @@
 *
          A1 = A( K+I, N-L+I )
          B1 = B( I, N-L+I )
+         GAMMA = B1 / A1
 *
-         IF( A1.NE.ZERO ) THEN
-            GAMMA = B1 / A1
+         IF( (GAMMA.LE.HUGENUM).AND.(GAMMA.GE.-HUGENUM) ) THEN
 *
 *           change sign if necessary
 *
diff --git a/lapack-netlib/SRC/ztgsja.f b/lapack-netlib/SRC/ztgsja.f
index 851f6504a..c80e33158 100644
--- a/lapack-netlib/SRC/ztgsja.f
+++ b/lapack-netlib/SRC/ztgsja.f
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@
 *     .. Parameters ..
       INTEGER            MAXIT
       PARAMETER          ( MAXIT = 40 )
-      DOUBLE PRECISION   ZERO, ONE
+      DOUBLE PRECISION   ZERO, ONE, HUGENUM
       PARAMETER          ( ZERO = 0.0D+0, ONE = 1.0D+0 )
       COMPLEX*16         CZERO, CONE
       PARAMETER          ( CZERO = ( 0.0D+0, 0.0D+0 ),
@@ -424,7 +424,8 @@
      $                   ZLASET, ZROT
 *     ..
 *     .. Intrinsic Functions ..
-      INTRINSIC          ABS, DBLE, DCONJG, MAX, MIN
+      INTRINSIC          ABS, DBLE, DCONJG, MAX, MIN, HUGE
+      PARAMETER          ( HUGENUM = HUGE(ZERO) )
 *     ..
 *     .. Executable Statements ..
 *
@@ -610,9 +611,9 @@
 *
          A1 = DBLE( A( K+I, N-L+I ) )
          B1 = DBLE( B( I, N-L+I ) )
+         GAMMA = B1 / A1
 *
-         IF( A1.NE.ZERO ) THEN
-            GAMMA = B1 / A1
+         IF( (GAMMA.LE.HUGENUM).AND.(GAMMA.GE.-HUGENUM) ) THEN
 *
             IF( GAMMA.LT.ZERO ) THEN
                CALL ZDSCAL( L-I+1, -ONE, B( I, N-L+I ), LDB )