diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 5c3553d9..5d96b7a5 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -227,10 +227,9 @@ ps_pscommand_SOURCES =  \
 	lib/fileutils.c
 
 # Test programs not used by dejagnu but run directly
-# Remove strtod tests due to fp inequality
-#TESTS = \
-#	lib/test_strtod_nol
-#check_PROGRAMS = $(TESTS)
+TESTS = \
+	lib/test_strtod_nol
+check_PROGRAMS = $(TESTS)
 
 # Test programs required for dejagnu
 noinst_PROGRAMS = \
diff --git a/include/strutils.h b/include/strutils.h
index 85a61920..a5a15c90 100644
--- a/include/strutils.h
+++ b/include/strutils.h
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 
 extern long strtol_or_err(const char *str, const char *errmesg);
 extern double strtod_or_err(const char *str, const char *errmesg);
-double strtod_nol_or_err(char *str, const char *errmesg);
+extern double strtod_nol_or_err(char *str, const char *errmesg);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/strutils.c b/lib/strutils.c
index e5245db0..e0632c45 100644
--- a/lib/strutils.c
+++ b/lib/strutils.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
+#include <float.h>
+#include <math.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 
@@ -71,9 +73,9 @@ double strtod_or_err(const char *str, const char *errmesg)
  */
 double strtod_nol_or_err(char *str, const char *errmesg)
 {
-    double num;
+    long double num;
     const char *cp, *radix;
-    double mult;
+    long double mult;
     int negative = 0;
 
     if (str != NULL && *str != '\0') {
@@ -95,29 +97,29 @@ double strtod_nol_or_err(char *str, const char *errmesg)
         mult=0.1;
         while(isdigit(*radix)) {
             radix++;
-            mult *= 10;
+            mult *= 10.0;
         }
         while(isdigit(*cp)) {
-            num += (*cp - '0') * mult;
-            mult /= 10;
+            num += (long double)(*cp - '0') * mult;
+            mult /= 10.0;
             cp++;
         }
         /* got the integers */
         if (*cp == '\0')
-            return (negative?-num:num);
+            return (double)(negative?-num:num);
         if (*cp != '.' && *cp != ',')
             error(EXIT_FAILURE, EINVAL, "%s: '%s'", errmesg, str);
 
         cp++;
         mult = 0.1;
         while(isdigit(*cp)) {
-            num += (*cp - '0') * mult;
-            mult /= 10;
+            num += (long double)(*cp - '0') * mult;
+            mult /= 10.0;
             cp++;
         }
         if (*cp == '\0')
-            return (negative?-num:num);
+            return (double)(negative?-num:num);
     }
     error(EXIT_FAILURE, errno, "%s: '%s'", errmesg, str);
-    return 0;
+    return (double)0;
 }
diff --git a/lib/test_strtod_nol.c b/lib/test_strtod_nol.c
index 0be798c2..736768a2 100644
--- a/lib/test_strtod_nol.c
+++ b/lib/test_strtod_nol.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-
+#include <float.h>
+#include <math.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "strutils.h"
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     double val;
 
     for(i=0; tests[i].string != NULL; i++) {
-        if(strtod_nol_or_err(tests[i].string, "Cannot parse number") !=
-           tests[i].result) {
+        val = strtod_nol_or_err(tests[i].string, "Cannot parse number");
+        if(fabs(tests[i].result - val) > DBL_EPSILON) {
             fprintf(stderr, "FAIL: strtod_nol_or_err(\"%s\") != %f\n",
                     tests[i].string, tests[i].result);
             return EXIT_FAILURE;