diff --git a/src/real.rs b/src/real.rs
index 39aa671..384d4c0 100644
--- a/src/real.rs
+++ b/src/real.rs
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ impl Real for f32
       let mantissa: u32;
       let mut exponent: i16;
 
-      bits = unsafe { ::std::mem::transmute(self) };
+      bits = self.to_bits();
       if bits >> 31 == 0
       {
          sign = 1;
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ impl Real for f64
       let mantissa: u64;
       let mut exponent: i16;
 
-      bits = unsafe { ::std::mem::transmute(self) };
+      bits = self.to_bits();
       if bits >> 63 == 0
       {
          sign = 1;