diff --git a/django/template/defaulttags.py b/django/template/defaulttags.py
index b7c36f5710..7e2ee6758f 100644
--- a/django/template/defaulttags.py
+++ b/django/template/defaulttags.py
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ class WidthRatioNode(Node):
     def render(self, context):
         try:
             value = self.val_expr.resolve(context)
-            maxvalue = self.max_expr.resolve(context)
+            max_value = self.max_expr.resolve(context)
             max_width = int(self.max_width.resolve(context))
         except VariableDoesNotExist:
             return ''
@@ -443,9 +443,11 @@ class WidthRatioNode(Node):
             raise TemplateSyntaxError("widthratio final argument must be an number")
         try:
             value = float(value)
-            maxvalue = float(maxvalue)
-            ratio = (value / maxvalue) * max_width
-        except (ValueError, ZeroDivisionError):
+            max_value = float(max_value)
+            ratio = (value / max_value) * max_width
+        except ZeroDivisionError:
+            return '0'
+        except ValueError:
             return ''
         return str(int(round(ratio)))
 
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py
index 4e0c1f19e4..1a1b360847 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py
@@ -1429,7 +1429,7 @@ class Templates(unittest.TestCase):
 
             ### WIDTHRATIO TAG ########################################################
             'widthratio01': ('{% widthratio a b 0 %}', {'a':50,'b':100}, '0'),
-            'widthratio02': ('{% widthratio a b 100 %}', {'a':0,'b':0}, ''),
+            'widthratio02': ('{% widthratio a b 100 %}', {'a':0,'b':0}, '0'),
             'widthratio03': ('{% widthratio a b 100 %}', {'a':0,'b':100}, '0'),
             'widthratio04': ('{% widthratio a b 100 %}', {'a':50,'b':100}, '50'),
             'widthratio05': ('{% widthratio a b 100 %}', {'a':100,'b':100}, '100'),