diff --git a/src/svg/svg_parser.cpp b/src/svg/svg_parser.cpp
index f57451e44..06c720298 100644
--- a/src/svg/svg_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/svg/svg_parser.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ double parse_double_optional_percent(T & error_messages, const char* str, bool &
 
     double val = 0.0;
     if (!parse(str, str + std::strlen(str),double_[ref(val)=_1, ref(percent) = false]
-               >> -char_('%')[ref(val)/100.0, ref(percent) = true]))
+               >> -char_('%')[ref(val) /= 100.0, ref(percent) = true]))
     {
         error_messages.emplace_back("Failed to parse double (optional %) from " + std::string(str));
     }
diff --git a/test/unit/svg/svg_parser_test.cpp b/test/unit/svg/svg_parser_test.cpp
index a390bb4ad..e71a974ec 100644
--- a/test/unit/svg/svg_parser_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/svg/svg_parser_test.cpp
@@ -750,9 +750,9 @@ TEST_CASE("SVG parser") {
         REQUIRE(attrs[0].fill_gradient.has_stop());
         attrs[0].fill_gradient.get_control_points(x1, y1, x2, y2, r);
         REQUIRE(x1 == 0);
-        REQUIRE(y1 == 25);
-        REQUIRE(x2 == 10);
-        REQUIRE(y2 == 10);
-        REQUIRE(r == 75);
+        REQUIRE(y1 == 0.25);
+        REQUIRE(x2 == 0.10);
+        REQUIRE(y2 == 0.10);
+        REQUIRE(r == 0.75);
     }
 }