diff --git a/source/src/worldlight.cpp b/source/src/worldlight.cpp
index 82922f72..df7daa1c 100644
--- a/source/src/worldlight.cpp
+++ b/source/src/worldlight.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ void lightray(float bx, float by, const persistent_entity &light, float fade = 1
     const float PRECF = 4096.0f;
     int x = (int)(lx*PRECF); 
     int y = (int)(ly*PRECF); 
-    int fadescale = fade*(1<<PRECBITS);
+    int fadescale = (int)(fade*PRECF);
     int l = light.attr2*fadescale;
     int stepx = (int)(dx/(float)steps*PRECF);
     int stepy = (int)(dy/(float)steps*PRECF);