diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-bundle/nifi-standard-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/standard/SplitRecord.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-bundle/nifi-standard-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/standard/SplitRecord.java
index b237a0b..8d67d3c 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-bundle/nifi-standard-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/standard/SplitRecord.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-bundle/nifi-standard-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/standard/SplitRecord.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
         final RecordReaderFactory readerFactory = context.getProperty(RECORD_READER).asControllerService(RecordReaderFactory.class);
         final RecordSetWriterFactory writerFactory = context.getProperty(RECORD_WRITER).asControllerService(RecordSetWriterFactory.class);
 
-        final int maxRecords = context.getProperty(RECORDS_PER_SPLIT).evaluateAttributeExpressions(original).asInteger();
+        final int maxRecords = Math.max(1, context.getProperty(RECORDS_PER_SPLIT).evaluateAttributeExpressions(original).asInteger());
 
         final List<FlowFile> splits = new ArrayList<>();
         final Map<String, String> originalAttributes = original.getAttributes();