diff --git a/lib/PDL/Ufunc.pd b/lib/PDL/Ufunc.pd
index 27e7c7ead..87ce2503d 100644
--- a/lib/PDL/Ufunc.pd
+++ b/lib/PDL/Ufunc.pd
@@ -1242,8 +1242,8 @@ for L</qsortvec>.
 
 pp_def('magnover',
   HandleBad => 1,
-  Pars => "a(n); float+ [o]b();",
-  GenericTypes => $A,
+  Pars => "a(n); real [o]b();",
+  GenericTypes => [qw(H C G E D F)],
   Code => <<'EOF',
 long double sum=0;
 PDL_IF_BAD(int flag = 0;,)
diff --git a/t/ufunc.t b/t/ufunc.t
index 38fe6b463..e078beb68 100644
--- a/t/ufunc.t
+++ b/t/ufunc.t
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ is_pdl $empty->magnover, float('BAD'), "bad flag gets set on empty magnover";
 
 is_pdl zeroes(4)->magnover, pdl(0), 'magnover correct for real zeroes';
 is_pdl sequence(4)->magnover, pdl(3.741657), 'magnover correct for real sequence';
-is_pdl +(sequence(4)+i())->magnover, cdouble(4.242640), 'magnover correct for complex';
+is_pdl +(sequence(4)+i())->magnover, double(4.242640), 'magnover correct for complex';
 
 #Test subroutines directly.