diff --git a/cJSON.c b/cJSON.c
index 77ca7d3..e71d22f 100644
--- a/cJSON.c
+++ b/cJSON.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ static void update_offset(printbuffer * const buffer)
 /* securely comparison of floating-point variables */
 static cJSON_bool compare_double(double a, double b)
 {
-    return (fabs(a - b) <= a * CJSON_DOUBLE_PRECIION);
+    return (fabs(a - b) <= CJSON_DOUBLE_PRECISION);
 }
 
 /* Render the number nicely from the given item into a string. */
diff --git a/cJSON.h b/cJSON.h
index b896151..2c53562 100644
--- a/cJSON.h
+++ b/cJSON.h
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ typedef int cJSON_bool;
 #endif
 
 /* Precision of double variables comparison */
-#ifndef CJSON_DOUBLE_PRECIION
-#define CJSON_DOUBLE_PRECIION .00001
+#ifndef CJSON_DOUBLE_PRECISION
+#define CJSON_DOUBLE_PRECISION .0000000000000001
 #endif
 
 /* returns the version of cJSON as a string */