diff --git a/src/dobjtype.cpp b/src/dobjtype.cpp
index 6b963f6d4..a7f07247f 100644
--- a/src/dobjtype.cpp
+++ b/src/dobjtype.cpp
@@ -1272,6 +1272,7 @@ void PFloat::WriteValue(FArchive &ar, const void *addr) const
 		{
 			ar.WriteByte(VAL_Float64);
 			ar << doubleprecision;
+			return;
 		}
 	}
 	else