diff --git a/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/lib/even-round.js.es6 b/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/lib/even-round.js.es6
index 541f6e27fb0..3dcc57861c6 100644
--- a/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/lib/even-round.js.es6
+++ b/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/lib/even-round.js.es6
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 // stolen from http://stackoverflow.com/a/13484088/11983
+function sumsUpTo100(percentages) {
+  return percentages.map(p => Math.floor(p)).reduce((a, b) => a + b) === 100;
+}
+
 export default (percentages) => {
   const sumOfDecimals = Math.ceil(percentages.map(a => a % 1).reduce((a, b) => a + b));
   // compensate error by adding 1 to the first n items
   for (let i = 0; i < sumOfDecimals; i++) {
     percentages[i] = ++percentages[i];
+    // quit early when there is a rounding issue
+    if (sumsUpTo100(percentages)) break;
   }
-  return percentages.map(a => Math.floor(a));
+  return percentages.map(p => Math.floor(p));
 };