diff --git a/fixed_wide/src/fixed_wide_traits.rs b/fixed_wide/src/fixed_wide_traits.rs
index 0c8e9d8..9d6ab27 100644
--- a/fixed_wide/src/fixed_wide_traits.rs
+++ b/fixed_wide/src/fixed_wide_traits.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl<const CHUNKS:usize,Frac:Unsigned> Fixed<CHUNKS,Frac>
 		//cheat to make the types match
 		let wide_self=self.wide_mul(Fixed::<CHUNKS,Frac>::ONE);
 		for shift in (0..=max_shift).rev(){
-			let new_result=result|(Fixed::<CHUNKS,Frac>::EPSILON<<shift);
+			let new_result=result|Fixed::<CHUNKS,Frac>::from_bits(BInt::from_bits(bnum::BUint::power_of_two(shift)));
 			if new_result.wide_mul(new_result)<=wide_self{
 				result=new_result;
 			}