diff --git a/stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp b/stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp
index 4d6d80c3cd..1c733783a9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ void LifeMeterBar::UpdateNonstopLifebar(const int cleared,
 	} */
 
 	if (total > 1)
-		m_fLifeDifficulty = m_fBaseLifeDifficulty - 0.2f * (int)(ProgressiveLifebarDifficulty * cleared / (total - 1));
+		m_fLifeDifficulty = m_fBaseLifeDifficulty - 0.2f * ProgressiveLifebarDifficulty * cleared / (total - 1);
 	else
 		m_fLifeDifficulty = m_fBaseLifeDifficulty - 0.2f * ProgressiveLifebarDifficulty;