diff --git a/src/wayland-util.h b/src/wayland-util.h
index b4cdcfa..272a3c0 100644
--- a/src/wayland-util.h
+++ b/src/wayland-util.h
@@ -613,14 +613,7 @@ typedef int32_t wl_fixed_t;
 static inline double
 wl_fixed_to_double(wl_fixed_t f)
 {
-	union {
-		double d;
-		int64_t i;
-	} u;
-
-	u.i = ((1023LL + 44LL) << 52) + (1LL << 51) + f;
-
-	return u.d - (3LL << 43);
+	return f / 256.0;
 }
 
 /**