diff --git a/dlls/d3dx9_36/math.c b/dlls/d3dx9_36/math.c
index f13f2fbfc6c..481278e1a2f 100644
--- a/dlls/d3dx9_36/math.c
+++ b/dlls/d3dx9_36/math.c
@@ -1776,7 +1776,7 @@ static inline unsigned short float_32_to_16(const float in)
 {
     int exp = 0, origexp;
     float tmp = fabs(in);
-    int sign = signbit(in);
+    int sign = (copysignf(1, in) < 0);
     unsigned int mantissa;
     unsigned short ret;