diff --git a/ppocr/data/rec/img_tools.py b/ppocr/data/rec/img_tools.py
index af7b23daf6575d430e9e4d4fdbd852ae03a07ab3..9edfff11f5701217d944410ddc25c2d698fd47ab 100755
--- a/ppocr/data/rec/img_tools.py
+++ b/ppocr/data/rec/img_tools.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def resize_norm_img(img, image_shape):
 def resize_norm_img_chinese(img, image_shape):
     imgC, imgH, imgW = image_shape
     # todo: change to 0 and modified image shape
-    max_wh_ratio = 0
+    max_wh_ratio = imgW * 1.0 / imgH
     h, w = img.shape[0], img.shape[1]
     ratio = w * 1.0 / h
     max_wh_ratio = max(max_wh_ratio, ratio)