diff --git a/pipelined/src/fpu/otfc.sv b/pipelined/src/fpu/otfc.sv
index 7ad759b34..2b4d0f9c6 100644
--- a/pipelined/src/fpu/otfc.sv
+++ b/pipelined/src/fpu/otfc.sv
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ module sotfc2(
   //  Use this otfc for division and square root.
   logic [`DIVb:0] CExt;
 
-  assign CExt = {1'b1, C[`DIVb-1:0]};
+  assign CExt = C[`DIVb:0]; // {1'b1, C[`DIVb-1:0]};
 
   always_comb begin
     if (sp) begin