diff --git a/src/cc/prices.cpp b/src/cc/prices.cpp
index 026c75181..23e3aa22a 100644
--- a/src/cc/prices.cpp
+++ b/src/cc/prices.cpp
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ int64_t prices_syntheticprofits(int64_t &costbasis, int32_t firstheight, int32_t
     }
     
 
-    profits = costbasis > 0 ? ((price / PRICES_NORMFACTOR * SATOSHIDEN) / costbasis) - SATOSHIDEN / PRICES_NORMFACTOR : 0;
+    profits = costbasis > 0 ? (((price / PRICES_NORMFACTOR * SATOSHIDEN) / costbasis) - SATOSHIDEN / PRICES_NORMFACTOR) * PRICES_NORMFACTOR : 0;
     std::cerr << "prices_syntheticprofits() test value1 (price/PRICES_NORMFACTOR * SATOSHIDEN)=" << (price / PRICES_NORMFACTOR * SATOSHIDEN) << std::endl;
     std::cerr << "prices_syntheticprofits() test value2 (price/PRICES_NORMFACTOR * SATOSHIDEN)/costbasis=" << (price / PRICES_NORMFACTOR * SATOSHIDEN)/costbasis << std::endl;