diff --git a/src/hx/cppia/Cppia.cpp b/src/hx/cppia/Cppia.cpp
index ad37f40d8..1df02748a 100644
--- a/src/hx/cppia/Cppia.cpp
+++ b/src/hx/cppia/Cppia.cpp
@@ -3667,8 +3667,10 @@ void genSetter(CppiaCompiler *compiler, const JitVal &ioValue, ExprType exprType
                compiler->mult(ioValue, sJitTempF0, ioValue,true);
             else
             {
-               compiler->mult(sJitTempF0, sJitTempF0, ioValue,true);
-               compiler->convert(sJitTempF0, etFloat, ioValue, exprType );
+               JitTemp fval(compiler, jtFloat);
+               compiler->convert(ioValue, exprType, fval, etFloat);
+               compiler->mult(sJitTempF0, sJitTempF0, fval, true);
+               compiler->convert(sJitTempF0, etFloat, ioValue, exprType);
             }
          }
          break;
diff --git a/test/cppia/Client.hx b/test/cppia/Client.hx
index 67842a75a..8b1bf020b 100644
--- a/test/cppia/Client.hx
+++ b/test/cppia/Client.hx
@@ -189,6 +189,14 @@ class Client
          default:
       }
 
+      // regression test for #926
+      var x:Dynamic = 3;
+      x *= 5;
+      if (x != 15) {
+         Common.status = 'Failed regression test for #926. x: $x';
+         return;
+      }
+
       final extending = new ClientExtendedExtendedRoot();
 
       extending.addValue();