diff --git a/legacy/eet/ChangeLog b/legacy/eet/ChangeLog
index a7912f3e73..7d33c25438 100644
--- a/legacy/eet/ChangeLog
+++ b/legacy/eet/ChangeLog
@@ -270,3 +270,6 @@
 
 	* Make all operation on Eet_File thread safe.
 
+2009-12-07  Cedric BAIL
+
+	* Fix error when retrieving a different float type than the stored one.
diff --git a/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_data.c b/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_data.c
index 32878a6567..956dc007a0 100644
--- a/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_data.c
+++ b/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_data.c
@@ -2422,7 +2422,7 @@ _eet_data_descriptor_decode(Eet_Free_Context *context,
 		    {
 		       if (IS_SIMPLE_TYPE(echnk.type) &&
 			   eet_data_type_match(echnk.type, ede->type))
-			 type = echnk.type;
+			 type = ede->type;
 		       else if ((echnk.group_type > EET_G_UNKNOWN) &&
 				(echnk.group_type < EET_G_LAST) &&
 				(echnk.group_type == ede->group_type))