diff --git a/code/sys/sys_unix.c b/code/sys/sys_unix.c
index 98e89dd0..87c1d6ef 100644
--- a/code/sys/sys_unix.c
+++ b/code/sys/sys_unix.c
@@ -816,6 +816,8 @@ void Sys_PlatformInit( void )
 	signal( SIGIOT, Sys_SigHandler );
 	signal( SIGBUS, Sys_SigHandler );
 
+	Sys_SetFloatEnv();
+
 	stdinIsATTY = isatty( STDIN_FILENO ) &&
 		!( term && ( !strcmp( term, "raw" ) || !strcmp( term, "dumb" ) ) );
 }