diff --git a/src/fragglescript/t_script.h b/src/fragglescript/t_script.h
index 39b0b93ee..02ea444a2 100644
--- a/src/fragglescript/t_script.h
+++ b/src/fragglescript/t_script.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ struct svalue_t
 
 	void setDouble(double dp)
 	{
-		value.f = fsfix(dp/65536);
+		value.f = fsfix(dp * 65536);
 		type = svt_fixed;
 	}
 };
diff --git a/src/fragglescript/t_variable.cpp b/src/fragglescript/t_variable.cpp
index 7fd39aa14..b41b05490 100644
--- a/src/fragglescript/t_variable.cpp
+++ b/src/fragglescript/t_variable.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ double floatvalue(const svalue_t &v)
 {
 	return 
 		v.type == svt_string ? atof(v.string) :       
-		v.type == svt_fixed ? v.value.f * 65536. : 
+		v.type == svt_fixed ? v.value.f / 65536. : 
 		v.type == svt_mobj ? -1. : (double)v.value.i;
 }