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diff --git a/gas/atof-generic.c b/gas/atof-generic.c
index 345ccef2c1..8807cc5605 100644
--- a/gas/atof-generic.c
+++ b/gas/atof-generic.c
@@ -347,11 +347,12 @@ atof_generic (/* return pointer to just AFTER number we read.  */
 		   - address_of_generic_floating_point_number->low
 		   + 1);	/* Number of destination littlenums.  */
 
-      /* Includes guard bits (two littlenums worth) */
-      maximum_useful_digits = (((precision - 2))
-			       * ( (LITTLENUM_NUMBER_OF_BITS))
-			       * 1000000 / 3321928)
-	+ 2;			/* 2 :: guard digits.  */
+      /* precision includes two littlenums worth of guard bits,
+	 so this gives us 10 decimal guard digits here.  */
+      maximum_useful_digits = (precision
+			       * LITTLENUM_NUMBER_OF_BITS
+			       * 1000000 / 3321928
+			       + 1);	/* round up.  */
 
       if (number_of_digits_available > maximum_useful_digits)
 	{