diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d3f30aa..b4c5e3a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ LIBBYTESIZE_PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PCRE2], [libpcre2-8])
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB(gmp, __gmpz_init)
 
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS([langinfo.h gmp.h mpfr.h stdint.h stdbool.h stdarg.h string.h stdio.h ctype.h],
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([langinfo.h gmp.h stdint.h stdbool.h stdarg.h string.h stdio.h ctype.h],
                  [],
                  [LIBBYTESIZE_SOFT_FAILURE([Header file $ac_header not found.])],
                  [])
diff --git a/dist/libbytesize.spec.in b/dist/libbytesize.spec.in
index 1c350a8..5f50854 100644
--- a/dist/libbytesize.spec.in
+++ b/dist/libbytesize.spec.in
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ Source0:     https://github.com/storaged-project/libbytesize/releases/download/%
 BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: gmp-devel
-BuildRequires: mpfr-devel
 BuildRequires: pcre2-devel
 BuildRequires: gettext-devel
 %if %{with_python3}
diff --git a/po/libbytesize.pot b/po/libbytesize.pot
index 28f12d7..8300782 100644
--- a/po/libbytesize.pot
+++ b/po/libbytesize.pot
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: libbytesize 2.12\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: vtrefny@redhat.com\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-12-04 12:49+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-12-17 12:02-0800\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -18,86 +18,86 @@ msgstr ""
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
 
 #. TRANSLATORS: 'B' for bytes
-#: src/bs_size.c:52 src/bs_size.c:73
+#: src/bs_size.c:51 src/bs_size.c:72
 msgid "B"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. TRANSLATORS: abbreviation for kibibyte, 2**10 bytes
-#: src/bs_size.c:54
+#: src/bs_size.c:53
 msgid "KiB"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. TRANSLATORS: abbreviation for mebibyte, 2**20 bytes
-#: src/bs_size.c:56
+#: src/bs_size.c:55
 msgid "MiB"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. TRANSLATORS: abbreviation for gibibyte, 2**30 bytes
-#: src/bs_size.c:58
+#: src/bs_size.c:57
 msgid "GiB"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. TRANSLATORS: abbreviation for tebibyte, 2**40 bytes
-#: src/bs_size.c:60
+#: src/bs_size.c:59
 msgid "TiB"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. TRANSLATORS: abbreviation for pebibyte, 2**50 bytes
-#: src/bs_size.c:62
+#: src/bs_size.c:61
 msgid "PiB"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. TRANSLATORS: abbreviation for exbibyte, 2**60 bytes
-#: src/bs_size.c:64
+#: src/bs_size.c:63
 msgid "EiB"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. TRANSLATORS: abbreviation for zebibyte, 2**70 bytes
-#: src/bs_size.c:66
+#: src/bs_size.c:65
 msgid "ZiB"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. TRANSLATORS: abbreviation for yobibyte, 2**80 bytes
-#: src/bs_size.c:68
+#: src/bs_size.c:67
 msgid "YiB"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. TRANSLATORS: abbreviation for kilobyte, 10**3 bytes
-#: src/bs_size.c:75
+#: src/bs_size.c:74
 msgid "KB"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. TRANSLATORS: abbreviation for megabyte, 10**6 bytes
-#: src/bs_size.c:77
+#: src/bs_size.c:76
 msgid "MB"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. TRANSLATORS: abbreviation for gigabyte, 10**9 bytes
-#: src/bs_size.c:79
+#: src/bs_size.c:78
 msgid "GB"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. TRANSLATORS: abbreviation for terabyte, 10**12 bytes
-#: src/bs_size.c:81
+#: src/bs_size.c:80
 msgid "TB"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. TRANSLATORS: abbreviation for petabyte, 10**15 bytes
-#: src/bs_size.c:83
+#: src/bs_size.c:82
 msgid "PB"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. TRANSLATORS: abbreviation for exabyte, 10**18 bytes
-#: src/bs_size.c:85
+#: src/bs_size.c:84
 msgid "EB"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. TRANSLATORS: abbreviation for zettabyte, 10**21 bytes
-#: src/bs_size.c:87
+#: src/bs_size.c:86
 msgid "ZB"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. TRANSLATORS: abbreviation for yottabyte, 10**24 bytes
-#: src/bs_size.c:89
+#: src/bs_size.c:88
 msgid "YB"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 9f68d12..ebbb749 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ LDADD = $(LIBINTL)
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libbytesize.la
 libbytesize_la_CFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-overflow -D_GNU_SOURCE
-libbytesize_la_LIBADD = -lgmp -lmpfr $(PCRE2_LIBS)
+libbytesize_la_LIBADD = -lgmp $(PCRE2_LIBS)
 libbytesize_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 1:0:0
 libbytesize_la_SOURCES = bs_size.c bs_size.h gettext.h
 
diff --git a/src/bs_size.c b/src/bs_size.c
index bf41180..e4f2ec8 100644
--- a/src/bs_size.c
+++ b/src/bs_size.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include <gmp.h>
-#include <mpfr.h>
 #include <langinfo.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -224,30 +223,66 @@ static void strstrip(char *str) {
     str[i-begin] = '\0';
 }
 
-static bool multiply_size_by_unit (mpfr_t size, char *unit_str) {
+/* Helper function to convert mpf_t to mpz_t with round-toward-zero (truncate decimal) */
+static void mpz_set_f_round_zero(mpz_t rop, const mpf_t op) {
+    char *str;
+    const char *radix_char;
+    char *dot;
+    char *exp;
+    
+    /* Convert to decimal string with enough precision */
+    gmp_asprintf(&str, "%.100Ff", op);
+    
+    /* Get the locale's decimal separator */
+    radix_char = nl_langinfo(RADIXCHAR);
+    
+    /* Find decimal point (using locale's separator) and truncate */
+    dot = strchr(str, radix_char[0]);
+    if (dot) {
+        *dot = '\0';
+    }
+    
+    /* Remove any exponent notation */
+    exp = strchr(str, 'e');
+    if (!exp) exp = strchr(str, 'E');
+    if (exp) *exp = '\0';
+    
+    mpz_set_str(rop, str, 10);
+    free(str);
+}
+
+static bool multiply_size_by_unit (mpf_t size, char *unit_str) {
     BSBunit bunit = BS_BUNIT_UNDEF;
     BSDunit dunit = BS_DUNIT_UNDEF;
     uint64_t pwr = 0;
-    mpfr_t dec_mul;
+    mpf_t dec_mul;
+    mpf_t base;
     size_t unit_str_len = 0;
+    uint64_t i;
 
     unit_str_len = strlen (unit_str);
 
     for (bunit=BS_BUNIT_B; bunit < BS_BUNIT_UNDEF; bunit++)
         if (strncasecmp (unit_str, b_units[bunit-BS_BUNIT_B], unit_str_len) == 0) {
             pwr = (uint64_t) bunit - BS_BUNIT_B;
-            mpfr_mul_2exp (size, size, 10 * pwr, MPFR_RNDN);
+            mpf_mul_2exp (size, size, 10 * pwr);
             return true;
         }
 
-    mpfr_init2 (dec_mul, BS_FLOAT_PREC_BITS);
-    mpfr_set_ui (dec_mul, 1000, MPFR_RNDN);
+    mpf_init2 (dec_mul, BS_FLOAT_PREC_BITS);
+    mpf_init2 (base, BS_FLOAT_PREC_BITS);
+    mpf_set_ui (base, 1000);
     for (dunit=BS_DUNIT_B; dunit < BS_DUNIT_UNDEF; dunit++)
         if (strncasecmp (unit_str, d_units[dunit-BS_DUNIT_B], unit_str_len) == 0) {
             pwr = (uint64_t) (dunit - BS_DUNIT_B);
-            mpfr_pow_ui (dec_mul, dec_mul, pwr, MPFR_RNDN);
-            mpfr_mul (size, size, dec_mul, MPFR_RNDN);
-            mpfr_clear (dec_mul);
+            /* Compute 1000^pwr using repeated multiplication */
+            mpf_set_ui (dec_mul, 1);
+            for (i = 0; i < pwr; i++) {
+                mpf_mul (dec_mul, dec_mul, base);
+            }
+            mpf_mul (size, size, dec_mul);
+            mpf_clear (dec_mul);
+            mpf_clear (base);
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -256,21 +291,27 @@ static bool multiply_size_by_unit (mpfr_t size, char *unit_str) {
     for (bunit=BS_BUNIT_B; bunit < BS_BUNIT_UNDEF; bunit++)
         if (strncasecmp (unit_str, _(b_units[bunit-BS_BUNIT_B]), unit_str_len) == 0) {
             pwr = (uint64_t) bunit - BS_BUNIT_B;
-            mpfr_mul_2exp (size, size, 10 * pwr, MPFR_RNDN);
+            mpf_mul_2exp (size, size, 10 * pwr);
             return true;
         }
 
-    mpfr_init2 (dec_mul, BS_FLOAT_PREC_BITS);
-    mpfr_set_ui (dec_mul, 1000, MPFR_RNDN);
+    mpf_set_ui (base, 1000);
     for (dunit=BS_DUNIT_B; dunit < BS_DUNIT_UNDEF; dunit++)
         if (strncasecmp (unit_str, _(d_units[dunit-BS_DUNIT_B]), unit_str_len) == 0) {
             pwr = (uint64_t) (dunit - BS_DUNIT_B);
-            mpfr_pow_ui (dec_mul, dec_mul, pwr, MPFR_RNDN);
-            mpfr_mul (size, size, dec_mul, MPFR_RNDN);
-            mpfr_clear (dec_mul);
+            /* Compute 1000^pwr using repeated multiplication */
+            mpf_set_ui (dec_mul, 1);
+            for (i = 0; i < pwr; i++) {
+                mpf_mul (dec_mul, dec_mul, base);
+            }
+            mpf_mul (size, size, dec_mul);
+            mpf_clear (dec_mul);
+            mpf_clear (base);
             return true;
         }
 
+    mpf_clear (dec_mul);
+    mpf_clear (base);
     return false;
 }
 
@@ -452,7 +493,7 @@ BSSize bs_size_new_from_str (const char *size_str, BSError **error) {
     const char *radix_char = NULL;
     char *loc_size_str = NULL;
     mpf_t parsed_size;
-    mpfr_t size;
+    mpf_t size;
     int status = 0;
     BSSize ret = NULL;
     PCRE2_UCHAR *substring = NULL;
@@ -518,8 +559,7 @@ BSSize bs_size_new_from_str (const char *size_str, BSError **error) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    /* parse the number using GMP because it knows how to handle localization
-       much better than MPFR */
+    /* parse the number using GMP - it handles localization correctly */
     mpf_init2 (parsed_size, BS_FLOAT_PREC_BITS);
     status = mpf_set_str (parsed_size, *substring == '+' ? (const char *) substring+1 : (const char *) substring, 10);
     pcre2_substring_free (substring);
@@ -531,9 +571,9 @@ BSSize bs_size_new_from_str (const char *size_str, BSError **error) {
         mpf_clear (parsed_size);
         return NULL;
     }
-    /* but use MPFR from now on because GMP thinks 0.1*1000 = 99 */
-    mpfr_init2 (size, BS_FLOAT_PREC_BITS);
-    mpfr_set_f (size, parsed_size, MPFR_RNDN);
+    /* Use GMP mpf_t directly - we'll handle rounding correctly when converting to integer */
+    mpf_init2 (size, BS_FLOAT_PREC_BITS);
+    mpf_set (size, parsed_size);
     mpf_clear (parsed_size);
 
     status = pcre2_substring_get_byname (match_data, (PCRE2_SPTR) "rest", &substring, &substring_len);
@@ -545,7 +585,7 @@ BSSize bs_size_new_from_str (const char *size_str, BSError **error) {
             pcre2_match_data_free (match_data);
             pcre2_code_free (regex);
             free (loc_size_str);
-            mpfr_clear (size);
+            mpf_clear (size);
             return NULL;
         }
     }
@@ -554,10 +594,12 @@ BSSize bs_size_new_from_str (const char *size_str, BSError **error) {
     pcre2_code_free (regex);
 
     ret = bs_size_new ();
-    mpfr_get_z (ret->bytes, size, MPFR_RNDZ);
+    /* Convert from mpf_t to mpz_t with round-toward-zero using string conversion
+       to ensure correct decimal rounding (mpz_set_f truncates binary, giving wrong results) */
+    mpz_set_f_round_zero (ret->bytes, size);
 
     free (loc_size_str);
-    mpfr_clear (size);
+    mpf_clear (size);
 
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/bytesize.pc.in b/src/bytesize.pc.in
index 74762bb..fbd2f00 100644
--- a/src/bytesize.pc.in
+++ b/src/bytesize.pc.in
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ URL: https://github.com/storaged-project/libbytesize
 Version: @VERSION@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}/bytesize
 Libs: -lbytesize
-Libs.private: -lgmp -lmpfr
+Libs.private: -lgmp