diff --git a/magick/image-private.h b/magick/image-private.h
index 07b083fe6..b371af9dd 100644
--- a/magick/image-private.h
+++ b/magick/image-private.h
@@ -78,14 +78,13 @@ static inline ssize_t CastDoubleToLong(const double x)
     {
       errno=ERANGE;
       return((ssize_t) MAGICK_SSIZE_MAX);
-    }
-  value=ceil(x);
+    } value=ceil(x);
   if (value < ((double) MAGICK_SSIZE_MIN+1))
     {
       errno=ERANGE;
       return((ssize_t) MAGICK_SSIZE_MIN);
     }
-  return((ssize_t) x);
+  return((ssize_t) value);
 }
 
 static inline QuantumAny CastDoubleToQuantumAny(const double x)
@@ -124,13 +123,12 @@ static inline size_t CastDoubleToUnsigned(const double x)
       errno=ERANGE;
       return((size_t) MAGICK_SIZE_MAX);
     }
-  value=ceil(x);
-  if (ceil(x) < 0.0)
+  if (value < 0.0)
     {
       errno=ERANGE;
       return(0);
     }
-  return((size_t) x);
+  return((size_t) value);
 }
 
 static inline double DegreesToRadians(const double degrees)