diff --git a/Documentation/config/bitmap-pseudo-merge.adoc b/Documentation/config/bitmap-pseudo-merge.adoc
index 1f264eca99..6bf52c80ba 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/bitmap-pseudo-merge.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/config/bitmap-pseudo-merge.adoc
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ will be updated more often than a reference pointing at an old commit.
 bitmapPseudoMerge.<name>.sampleRate::
 	Determines the proportion of non-bitmapped commits (among
 	reference tips) which are selected for inclusion in an
-	unstable pseudo-merge bitmap. Must be between `0` and `1`
-	(inclusive). The default is `1`.
+	unstable pseudo-merge bitmap. Must be greater than `0` and
+	less than or equal to `1`. The default is `1`.
 
 bitmapPseudoMerge.<name>.threshold::
 	Determines the minimum age of non-bitmapped commits (among
diff --git a/pseudo-merge.c b/pseudo-merge.c
index d79e5fb649..75bed04360 100644
--- a/pseudo-merge.c
+++ b/pseudo-merge.c
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ static int pseudo_merge_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 		}
 	} else if (!strcmp(key, "samplerate")) {
 		group->sample_rate = git_config_double(var, value, ctx->kvi);
-		if (!(0 <= group->sample_rate && group->sample_rate <= 1)) {
-			warning(_("%s must be between 0 and 1, using default"), var);
+		if (!(0 < group->sample_rate && group->sample_rate <= 1)) {
+			warning(_("%s must be between 0 (exclusive) and 1, using default"), var);
 			group->sample_rate = DEFAULT_PSEUDO_MERGE_SAMPLE_RATE;
 		}
 	} else if (!strcmp(key, "threshold")) {
diff --git a/t/t5333-pseudo-merge-bitmaps.sh b/t/t5333-pseudo-merge-bitmaps.sh
index 0032a16606..5bfbbd4214 100755
--- a/t/t5333-pseudo-merge-bitmaps.sh
+++ b/t/t5333-pseudo-merge-bitmaps.sh
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ test_expect_success 'pseudo-merge commits are correctly classified by date' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_failure 'sampleRate=0 does not cause division by zero' '
+test_expect_success 'sampleRate=0 does not cause division by zero' '
 	test_when_finished "rm -fr pseudo-merge-sample-rate-zero" &&
 	git init pseudo-merge-sample-rate-zero &&
 	(