diff --git a/src/FDM/JSBSim/models/flight_control/FGActuator.cpp b/src/FDM/JSBSim/models/flight_control/FGActuator.cpp
index 99e30d83e..c7a5fc7d0 100644
--- a/src/FDM/JSBSim/models/flight_control/FGActuator.cpp
+++ b/src/FDM/JSBSim/models/flight_control/FGActuator.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ bool FGActuator::Run(void )
   if( fcs->GetTrimStatus() ) initialized = 0;
 
   if (fail_zero) Input = 0;
-  if (fail_hardover) Input =  clipmax*sign(Input);
+  if (fail_hardover) Input =  Input >= 0.0 ? clipmax : clipmin;
 
   Output = Input; // Perfect actuator. At this point, if no failures are present
                   // and no subsequent lag, limiting, etc. is done, the output