diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/lib/image-edit.js b/src/js/_enqueues/lib/image-edit.js
index fc84e777dd..f36f8c8808 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/lib/image-edit.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/lib/image-edit.js
@@ -1113,6 +1113,10 @@
 			h = $('#image-preview-' + postid).height();
 
 		if ( false === this.validateNumeric( el ) ) {
+			this.iasapi.setOptions({
+				aspectRatio: null
+			});
+
 			return;
 		}