diff --git a/src/pullbacks/svd.jl b/src/pullbacks/svd.jl
index 6c42bc26d..090012553 100755
--- a/src/pullbacks/svd.jl
+++ b/src/pullbacks/svd.jl
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function check_and_prepare_svd_cotangents(
                     mul!(utmp, U₁, wtmp, -1, 1)
                     ΔgaugeU = max(ΔgaugeU, norm(utmp))
                 else # remaining columns should be zero
-                    ΔgaugeU = max(ΔgaugeU, norm(view(ΔU, :, j), Inf))
+                    ΔgaugeU = max(ΔgaugeU, maximum(abs, view(ΔU, :, j); init = abs(zero(eltype(ΔU)))))
                 end
             end
         end
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function check_and_prepare_svd_cotangents(
                     mul!(vtmp, wtmp, V₁ᴴ, -1, 1)
                     ΔgaugeV = max(ΔgaugeV, norm(vtmp))
                 else # remaining rows should be zero
-                    ΔgaugeV = max(ΔgaugeV, norm(view(ΔVᴴ, j, :), Inf))
+                    ΔgaugeV = max(ΔgaugeV, maximum(abs, view(ΔVᴴ, j, :); init = abs(zero(eltype(ΔVᴴ)))))
                 end
             end
         end