diff --git a/clutter/clutter-actor.c b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
index 1cbbd5c5f..ad106c452 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-actor.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
@@ -15190,8 +15190,8 @@ clutter_actor_transform_stage_point (ClutterActor *self,
       dy2 = v[2].y - v[3].y;
 
       det = DET (dx1, dx2, dy1, dy2);
-      if (CLUTTER_NEARBYINT (det) == 0)
-	return FALSE;
+      if (fabs (det) <= DBL_EPSILON)
+        return FALSE;
 
       RQ[0][2] = DET (px, dx2, py, dy2) / det;
       RQ[1][2] = DET (dx1, px, dy1, py) / det;
@@ -15236,7 +15236,7 @@ clutter_actor_transform_stage_point (ClutterActor *self,
   det = (RQ[0][0] * ST[0][0])
       + (RQ[0][1] * ST[0][1])
       + (RQ[0][2] * ST[0][2]);
-  if (CLUTTER_NEARBYINT (det) == 0)
+  if (fabs (det) <= DBL_EPSILON)
     return FALSE;
 
   /*