diff --git a/src/libsync/utility.cpp b/src/libsync/utility.cpp
index 3feefcb62..39767280d 100644
--- a/src/libsync/utility.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/utility.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ QString Utility::octetsToString( qint64 octets )
         s = QCoreApplication::translate("Utility", "%L1 B");
     }
 
-    return (value > 9.95)  ? s.arg(qRound(value)) : s.arg(value, 0, 'f', 2);
+    return (value > 9.95)  ? s.arg(qRound(value)) : s.arg(value, 0, 'g', 2);
 }
 
 // Qtified version of get_platforms() in csync_owncloud.c