diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Timing/DifficultySection.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Timing/DifficultySection.cs
index 9d80ca0b14..97d110c502 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Timing/DifficultySection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Timing/DifficultySection.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Timing
         {
             if (point.NewValue != null)
             {
-                multiplierSlider.Current = point.NewValue.SpeedMultiplierBindable;
+                var selectedPointBindable = point.NewValue.SpeedMultiplierBindable;
+
+                // there may be legacy control points, which contain infinite precision for compatibility reasons (see LegacyDifficultyControlPoint).
+                // generally that level of precision could only be set by externally editing the .osu file, so at the point
+                // a user is looking to update this within the editor it should be safe to obliterate this additional precision.
+                double expectedPrecision = new DifficultyControlPoint().SpeedMultiplierBindable.Precision;
+                if (selectedPointBindable.Precision < expectedPrecision)
+                    selectedPointBindable.Precision = expectedPrecision;
+
+                multiplierSlider.Current = selectedPointBindable;
                 multiplierSlider.Current.BindValueChanged(_ => ChangeHandler?.SaveState());
             }
         }