1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/bem/bem.go b/bem/bem.go
index 6d0e3d76..757c65c1 100644
--- a/bem/bem.go
+++ b/bem/bem.go
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ func (bem *bem) RangePluralRule(num1 float64, v1 uint64, num2 float64, v2 uint64
 // avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
 func (bem *bem) FmtNumber(num float64, v uint64) []byte {
 
-	s := strconv.FormatFloat(num, 'f', int(v), 64)
-
+	s := strconv.FormatFloat(math.Abs(num), 'f', int(v), 64)
 	return []byte(s)
-
 }