1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/object.c b/object.c
index fc3960dffc..6bfa10335b 100644
--- a/object.c
+++ b/object.c
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ f_float(obj, arg)
 {
     switch (TYPE(arg)) {
       case T_FIXNUM:
-	return float_new((double)FIX2INT(arg));
+	return float_new((double)FIX2LONG(arg));
 
       case T_FLOAT:
 	return arg;