diff --git a/ui/drivers/qt/qt_widgets.cpp b/ui/drivers/qt/qt_widgets.cpp
index 7a3a78dd06..ce750a98ae 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/qt/qt_widgets.cpp
+++ b/ui/drivers/qt/qt_widgets.cpp
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ FloatSlider::FloatSlider(rarch_setting_t *setting, QWidget *parent) :
    if (match.hasMatch())
       m_precision = pow(10, match.captured(1).toInt());
    else
-      m_precision = pow(10, 3);
+      m_precision = 10 * 10 * 10;
 
    setMinimum(setting->enforce_minrange ? setting->min * m_precision : 0.00 * m_precision);
    setMaximum(setting->enforce_maxrange ? setting->max * m_precision : 999.00 * m_precision);
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_qt.cpp b/ui/drivers/ui_qt.cpp
index 3f6b0b5cff..87bf14556e 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_qt.cpp
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_qt.cpp
@@ -1029,7 +1029,8 @@ static void scan_finished_handler(retro_task_t *task,
 static double expScale(double inputValue, double midValue, double maxValue)
 {
    double           M = maxValue / midValue;
-   double           C = log(pow(M - 1, 2));
+   double        base = M - 1;
+   double           C = log(base * base);
    double           B = maxValue / (exp(C) - 1);
    double           A = -1 * B;
    double returnValue = A + B * exp(C * inputValue);