diff --git a/minetest.conf.example b/minetest.conf.example
index 96f075e76..aeeff8223 100644
--- a/minetest.conf.example
+++ b/minetest.conf.example
@@ -389,3 +389,6 @@
 #modstore_download_url = https://forum.minetest.net/media/
 #modstore_listmods_url = https://forum.minetest.net/mmdb/mods/
 #modstore_details_url  = https://forum.minetest.net/mmdb/mod/*/
+
+# Makes DirectX work with LuaJIT. Disable if it causes troubles.
+#high_precision_fpu = true
diff --git a/src/defaultsettings.cpp b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
index ab8e983e9..9e27c79cd 100644
--- a/src/defaultsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ void set_default_settings(Settings *settings)
 	settings->setDefault("modstore_listmods_url", "https://forum.minetest.net/mmdb/mods/");
 	settings->setDefault("modstore_details_url", "https://forum.minetest.net/mmdb/mod/*/");
 
+	settings->setDefault("high_precision_fpu", "true");
 }
 
 void override_default_settings(Settings *settings, Settings *from)
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 41acfe7b2..940580b7a 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1288,6 +1288,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		params.Stencilbuffer = false;
 		params.Vsync         = vsync;
 		params.EventReceiver = &receiver;
+		params.HighPrecisionFPU = g_settings->getBool("high_precision_fpu");
 
 		nulldevice = createDeviceEx(params);
 
@@ -1340,6 +1341,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	params.Stencilbuffer = false;
 	params.Vsync         = vsync;
 	params.EventReceiver = &receiver;
+	params.HighPrecisionFPU = g_settings->getBool("high_precision_fpu");
 
 	device = createDeviceEx(params);