diff --git a/src/intrinsics.cpp b/src/intrinsics.cpp
index cd0fb72a4830e9..d4be6aded2619f 100644
--- a/src/intrinsics.cpp
+++ b/src/intrinsics.cpp
@@ -898,8 +898,7 @@ static Value *emit_intrinsic(intrinsic f, jl_value_t **args, size_t nargs,
         // but if we start looking at more bits we need to actually do the
         // rounding first instead of carrying around incorrect low bits.
         Value *x = auto_unbox(args[2],ctx);
-        builder.CreateStore(FP(x), builder.CreateBitCast(prepare_global(jlfloattemp_var),FT(x->getType())->getPointerTo()), true);
-        return builder.CreateFPExt(builder.CreateLoad(builder.CreateBitCast(prepare_global(jlfloattemp_var),FT(x->getType())->getPointerTo()), true),
+        return builder.CreateFPExt(builder.CreateBitCast(x,x->getType()),
                                    FTnbits(try_to_determine_bitstype_nbits(args[1],ctx)));
     }
     HANDLE(select_value,3) {