diff --git a/libtransmission/JSON_parser.c b/libtransmission/JSON_parser.c
index 93e98c827..a94efa33b 100644
--- a/libtransmission/JSON_parser.c
+++ b/libtransmission/JSON_parser.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ static int parse_parse_buffer(JSON_parser jc)
                         /*sscanf(jc->parse_buffer, "%Lf", &value.vu.float_value);*/
                         
                         /* not checking with end pointer b/c there may be trailing ws */
-                        value.vu.float_value = strtold(jc->parse_buffer, NULL);
+                        value.vu.float_value = strtod(jc->parse_buffer, NULL);
                     }
                     break;
                 case JSON_T_INTEGER:
diff --git a/libtransmission/JSON_parser.h b/libtransmission/JSON_parser.h
index 3780aae56..cb2a82bc3 100644
--- a/libtransmission/JSON_parser.h
+++ b/libtransmission/JSON_parser.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ typedef struct JSON_value_struct {
     union {
         JSON_int_t integer_value;
         
-        long double float_value;
+        double float_value;
         
         struct {
             const char* value;