diff --git a/include/fmt/format.h b/include/fmt/format.h
index f47f6427..a91578a8 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format.h
+++ b/include/fmt/format.h
@@ -1396,7 +1396,6 @@ FMT_CONSTEXPR float_specs parse_float_type_spec(
   switch (specs.type) {
   case 0:
     result.format = float_format::general;
-    result.showpoint |= specs.precision > 0;
     break;
   case 'G':
     result.upper = true;
diff --git a/test/format-test.cc b/test/format-test.cc
index 49886eaf..205997ec 100644
--- a/test/format-test.cc
+++ b/test/format-test.cc
@@ -978,6 +978,7 @@ TEST(FormatterTest, Precision) {
   EXPECT_EQ("1.2", format("{0:.2}", 1.2345));
   EXPECT_EQ("1.2", format("{0:.2}", 1.2345l));
   EXPECT_EQ("1.2e+56", format("{:.2}", 1.234e56));
+  EXPECT_EQ("1.1", format("{0:.3}", 1.1));
   EXPECT_EQ("1e+00", format("{:.0e}", 1.0L));
   EXPECT_EQ("  0.0e+00", format("{:9.1e}", 0.0));
   EXPECT_EQ(