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-rw-r--r--src/math/scalbn.c10
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/math/scalbn.c b/src/math/scalbn.c
index 530e07c7..182f5610 100644
--- a/src/math/scalbn.c
+++ b/src/math/scalbn.c
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ double scalbn(double x, int n)
 				n = 1023;
 		}
 	} else if (n < -1022) {
-		y *= 0x1p-1022;
-		n += 1022;
+		/* make sure final n < -53 to avoid double
+		   rounding in the subnormal range */
+		y *= 0x1p-1022 * 0x1p53;
+		n += 1022 - 53;
 		if (n < -1022) {
-			y *= 0x1p-1022;
-			n += 1022;
+			y *= 0x1p-1022 * 0x1p53;
+			n += 1022 - 53;
 			if (n < -1022)
 				n = -1022;
 		}