diff --git a/src/internal/libm.h b/src/internal/libm.h
index dfecd836..46c4b564 100644
--- a/src/internal/libm.h
+++ b/src/internal/libm.h
@@ -157,16 +157,14 @@ long double __tanl(long double, long double, int);
 long double __polevll(long double, const long double *, int);
 long double __p1evll(long double, const long double *, int);
 
-// FIXME: not needed when -fexcess-precision=standard is supported (>=gcc4.5)
-/*
- * Attempt to get strict C99 semantics for assignment with non-C99 compilers.
- */
-#if 1
+#if 0
+/* Attempt to get strict C99 semantics for assignment with non-C99 compilers. */
 #define STRICT_ASSIGN(type, lval, rval) do {    \
         volatile type __v = (rval);             \
         (lval) = __v;                           \
 } while (0)
 #else
+/* Should work with -fexcess-precision=standard (>=gcc-4.5) or -ffloat-store */
 #define STRICT_ASSIGN(type, lval, rval) ((lval) = (type)(rval))
 #endif