diff --git a/poi/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/FractionFormat.java b/poi/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/FractionFormat.java
index 0fb2576880..3e528f986a 100644
--- a/poi/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/FractionFormat.java
+++ b/poi/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/FractionFormat.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class FractionFormat extends Format {
     @SuppressWarnings("squid:S2111")
     public String format(Number num) {
 
-        final BigDecimal doubleValue = BigDecimal.valueOf(num.doubleValue());
+        final BigDecimal doubleValue = new BigDecimal(num.doubleValue());
 
         final boolean isNeg = doubleValue.compareTo(BigDecimal.ZERO) < 0;