diff --git a/src/x87/lithium-codegen-x87.cc b/src/x87/lithium-codegen-x87.cc
index 2766b658fd..f8872d7187 100644
--- a/src/x87/lithium-codegen-x87.cc
+++ b/src/x87/lithium-codegen-x87.cc
@@ -2272,6 +2272,8 @@ void LCodeGen::DoArithmeticD(LArithmeticD* instr) {
   if (instr->op() != Token::MOD) {
     X87PrepareBinaryOp(left, right, result);
   }
+  // Set the precision control to double-precision.
+  __ X87SetFPUCW(0x027F);
   switch (instr->op()) {
     case Token::ADD:
       __ fadd_i(1);
@@ -2306,12 +2308,8 @@ void LCodeGen::DoArithmeticD(LArithmeticD* instr) {
       break;
   }
 
-  // Only always explicitly storing to memory to force the round-down for double
-  // arithmetic.
-  __ lea(esp, Operand(esp, -kDoubleSize));
-  __ fstp_d(Operand(esp, 0));
-  __ fld_d(Operand(esp, 0));
-  __ lea(esp, Operand(esp, kDoubleSize));
+  // Restore the default value of control word.
+  __ X87SetFPUCW(0x037F);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/x87/macro-assembler-x87.cc b/src/x87/macro-assembler-x87.cc
index ff5db7bdbd..3f522fcb1a 100644
--- a/src/x87/macro-assembler-x87.cc
+++ b/src/x87/macro-assembler-x87.cc
@@ -767,6 +767,13 @@ void MacroAssembler::X87SetRC(int rc) {
 }
 
 
+void MacroAssembler::X87SetFPUCW(int cw) {
+  push(Immediate(cw));
+  fldcw(MemOperand(esp, 0));
+  add(esp, Immediate(kPointerSize));
+}
+
+
 void MacroAssembler::AssertNumber(Register object) {
   if (emit_debug_code()) {
     Label ok;
diff --git a/src/x87/macro-assembler-x87.h b/src/x87/macro-assembler-x87.h
index 07964562bb..ad308a4958 100644
--- a/src/x87/macro-assembler-x87.h
+++ b/src/x87/macro-assembler-x87.h
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ class MacroAssembler: public Assembler {
   void FXamSign();
   void X87CheckIA();
   void X87SetRC(int rc);
+  void X87SetFPUCW(int cw);
 
   void ClampUint8(Register reg);
   void ClampTOSToUint8(Register result_reg);