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diff --git a/coverage/results.py b/coverage/results.py
index cab8796e..9be16b15 100644
--- a/coverage/results.py
+++ b/coverage/results.py
@@ -283,6 +283,10 @@ def should_fail_under(total, fail_under, precision):
Returns True if the total should fail.
"""
+ # We can never achieve higher than 100% coverage
+ if fail_under > 100.0:
+ raise ValueError("`fail_under` is greater than 100. Please use 100 or lower.")
+
# Special case for fail_under=100, it must really be 100.
if fail_under == 100.0 and total != 100.0:
return True