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diff --git a/kernel/float64.ml b/kernel/float64.ml
index c08069f3e3..3e36373b77 100644
--- a/kernel/float64.ml
+++ b/kernel/float64.ml
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ let is_float64 t =
let () =
let b = ldexp 1. 53 in
let s = add 1. (ldexp 1. (-52)) in
- if add b s <= b || add b 1. <> b then
- failwith "Detected double-rounding due to the use of intermediate \
- 80-bit floating-point representation. Use of Float is \
- thus unsafe."
+ if add b s <= b || add b 1. <> b || ldexp 1. (-1074) <= 0. then
+ failwith "Detected non IEEE-754 compliant architecture (or wrong \
+ rounding mode). Use of Float is thus unsafe."