diff --git a/src/text.cpp b/src/text.cpp
index ab6aa948a..d41817da9 100644
--- a/src/text.cpp
+++ b/src/text.cpp
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ const std::string format (double value, int width, int precision)
 const std::string format (double value)
 {
   std::stringstream s;
-  s << value;
+  s << std::fixed << value;
   return s.str ();
 }