diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ImplementationBodyCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ImplementationBodyCodegen.java
index 42594a2f206..56ef145be49 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ImplementationBodyCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ImplementationBodyCodegen.java
@@ -1593,7 +1593,7 @@ public class ImplementationBodyCodegen extends ClassBodyCodegen {
                 if (type == Type.DOUBLE_TYPE && ((Number) value).doubleValue() == 0d) {
                     return true;
                 }
-                if (type == Type.FLOAT_TYPE && ((Number) value).byteValue() == 0f) {
+                if (type == Type.FLOAT_TYPE && ((Number) value).floatValue() == 0f) {
                     return true;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/primitiveTypes/kt3576.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/primitiveTypes/kt3576.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..803bb233625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/primitiveTypes/kt3576.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+object TestObject {
+    val testFloat: Float = 0.9999
+    val otherFloat: Float = 1.01
+}
+
+fun box(): String {
+  return if (TestObject.testFloat.equals(0.9999.toFloat())
+      && TestObject.otherFloat.equals(1.01.toFloat())) "OK" else "fail"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/generated/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/generated/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
index 73ff5d85782..d2ddcaef902 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/generated/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/generated/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
@@ -3336,6 +3336,11 @@ public class BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated extends AbstractBlackBoxCodegenTest {
             doTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/primitiveTypes/kt3078.kt");
         }
         
+        @TestMetadata("kt3576.kt")
+        public void testKt3576() throws Exception {
+            doTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/primitiveTypes/kt3576.kt");
+        }
+        
         @TestMetadata("kt446.kt")
         public void testKt446() throws Exception {
             doTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/primitiveTypes/kt446.kt");