diff --git a/glm/detail/type_half.inl b/glm/detail/type_half.inl
index b0723e36..5d239cf2 100644
--- a/glm/detail/type_half.inl
+++ b/glm/detail/type_half.inl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace detail
 		volatile float f = 1e10;
 
 		for(int i = 0; i < 10; ++i)
-			f *= f; // this will overflow before the for loop terminates
+			f = f * f; // this will overflow before the for loop terminates
 		return f;
 	}