diff --git a/Objects/stringlib/formatter.h b/Objects/stringlib/formatter.h
index b964435..d8cb171 100644
--- a/Objects/stringlib/formatter.h
+++ b/Objects/stringlib/formatter.h
@@ -741,10 +741,6 @@
     /* first, do the conversion as 8-bit chars, using the platform's
        snprintf.  then, if needed, convert to unicode. */
 
-    /* 'F' is the same as 'f', per the PEP */
-    if (type == 'F')
-        type = 'f';
-
     x = PyFloat_AsDouble(value);
 
     if (x == -1.0 && PyErr_Occurred())
@@ -758,8 +754,12 @@
 
     if (precision < 0)
         precision = 6;
-    if (type == 'f' && (fabs(x) / 1e25) >= 1e25)
-        type = 'g';
+    if ((type == 'f' || type == 'F') && (fabs(x) / 1e25) >= 1e25) {
+	if (type == 'f')
+	    type = 'g';
+	else
+	    type = 'G';
+    }
 
     /* cast "type", because if we're in unicode we need to pass a
        8-bit char.  this is safe, because we've restricted what "type"