diff --git a/src/knemod/global.cpp b/src/knemod/global.cpp
index 9344c29..9b507bb 100644
--- a/src/knemod/global.cpp
+++ b/src/knemod/global.cpp
@@ -1,61 +1,61 @@
 /* This file is part of KNemo
    Copyright (C) 2010 John Stamp <jstamp@users.sourceforge.net>
 
    KNemo is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
    published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
    the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 
    KNemo is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    GNU Library General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
 #include <QString>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <kio/global.h>
 #include "global.h"
 
 QString formattedRate( quint64 data, bool useBits )
 {
     if ( !useBits )
         return KIO::convertSize( data ) + i18n( "/s" );
 
     QString fmtString;
     double bits = data;
     // bit/s typically uses SI notation
     int units = 0;
     while ( bits >= 1000.0 && units < 3 )
     {
         bits /= 1000.0;
         units++;
     }
     int precision = 0;
     if ( units )
         precision = 1;
     QLocale locale;
-    QString formattedNum = locale.toString( bits, 'g', precision );
+    QString formattedNum = locale.toString( bits, 'f', precision );
     switch (units)
     {
         case 0:
             fmtString = i18n( "%1 bit/s", formattedNum );
             break;
         case 1:
             fmtString = i18n( "%1 kbit/s", formattedNum );
             break;
         case 2:
             fmtString = i18n( "%1 Mbit/s", formattedNum );
             break;
         case 3:
             fmtString = i18n( "%1 Gbit/s", formattedNum );
             break;
     }
     return fmtString;
 }