diff --git a/py/modmath.c b/py/modmath.c
index 7c51eab03..ddab337d0 100644
--- a/py/modmath.c
+++ b/py/modmath.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ STATIC NORETURN void math_error(void) {
     STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(mp_math_## py_name ## _obj, mp_math_ ## py_name);
 
 #define MATH_FUN_1_TO_INT(py_name, c_name) \
-    STATIC mp_obj_t mp_math_ ## py_name(mp_obj_t x_obj) { mp_int_t x = MICROPY_FLOAT_C_FUN(c_name)(mp_obj_get_float(x_obj)); return mp_obj_new_int(x); } \
+    STATIC mp_obj_t mp_math_ ## py_name(mp_obj_t x_obj) { return mp_obj_new_int_from_float(MICROPY_FLOAT_C_FUN(c_name)(mp_obj_get_float(x_obj))); } \
     STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(mp_math_## py_name ## _obj, mp_math_ ## py_name);
 
 #define MATH_FUN_1_ERRCOND(py_name, c_name, error_condition) \