diff --git a/components/esm/loadrace.cpp b/components/esm/loadrace.cpp
index 88ce08c913..fbdf22fb6d 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadrace.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadrace.cpp
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ namespace ESM
         return male ? mMale : mFemale;
     }
 
-    int Race::MaleFemaleF::getValue (bool male) const
+    float Race::MaleFemaleF::getValue (bool male) const
     {
-        return static_cast<int>(male ? mMale : mFemale);
+        return male ? mMale : mFemale;
     }
 
     void Race::load(ESMReader &esm, bool &isDeleted)
diff --git a/components/esm/loadrace.hpp b/components/esm/loadrace.hpp
index bf0573075c..d014744472 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadrace.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadrace.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct Race
     {
         float mMale, mFemale;
 
-        int getValue (bool male) const;
+        float getValue (bool male) const;
     };
 
     enum Flags