diff --git a/src/gnc-ui-util.c b/src/gnc-ui-util.c
index ad0a747d79..639ec918e9 100644
--- a/src/gnc-ui-util.c
+++ b/src/gnc-ui-util.c
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ DxaccPrintAmount (double dval, GNCPrintAmountInfo info)
 {
   gnc_numeric val;
 
-  val = double_to_gnc_numeric (ABS (dval), 10000, GNC_RND_ROUND);
+  val = double_to_gnc_numeric (dval, 10000, GNC_RND_ROUND);
 
   return xaccPrintAmount (val, info);
 }
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ DxaccSPrintAmount (char * bufp, double dval, GNCPrintAmountInfo info)
 {
   gnc_numeric val;
 
-  val = double_to_gnc_numeric (ABS (dval), 10000, GNC_RND_ROUND);
+  val = double_to_gnc_numeric (dval, 10000, GNC_RND_ROUND);
 
   return xaccSPrintAmount (bufp, val, info);
 }