diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f5ca59f5e..2479af3dd 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2015-10-04  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	[base] Replace left shifts with multiplication (#46118).
+
+	* src/base/ftglyph.c (ft_bitmap_glyph_bbox, FT_Get_Glyph): Do it.
+
 2015-10-04  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
 
 	* Version 2.6.1 released.
diff --git a/src/base/ftglyph.c b/src/base/ftglyph.c
index cb7fc3778..2778743ae 100644
--- a/src/base/ftglyph.c
+++ b/src/base/ftglyph.c
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@
     FT_BitmapGlyph  glyph = (FT_BitmapGlyph)bitmap_glyph;
 
 
-    cbox->xMin = glyph->left << 6;
-    cbox->xMax = cbox->xMin + (FT_Pos)( glyph->bitmap.width << 6 );
-    cbox->yMax = glyph->top << 6;
-    cbox->yMin = cbox->yMax - (FT_Pos)( glyph->bitmap.rows << 6 );
+    cbox->xMin = glyph->left * 64;
+    cbox->xMax = cbox->xMin + (FT_Pos)( glyph->bitmap.width * 64 );
+    cbox->yMax = glyph->top * 64;
+    cbox->yMin = cbox->yMax - (FT_Pos)( glyph->bitmap.rows * 64 );
   }
 
 
@@ -403,9 +403,9 @@
     if ( error )
       goto Exit;
 
-    /* copy advance while converting it to 16.16 format */
-    glyph->advance.x = slot->advance.x << 10;
-    glyph->advance.y = slot->advance.y << 10;
+    /* copy advance while converting 26.6 to 16.16 format */
+    glyph->advance.x = slot->advance.x * 1024;
+    glyph->advance.y = slot->advance.y * 1024;
 
     /* now import the image from the glyph slot */
     error = clazz->glyph_init( glyph, slot );