diff --git a/src/spicelib/devices/dio/diosetup.c b/src/spicelib/devices/dio/diosetup.c
index 34031d957..d67449313 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/devices/dio/diosetup.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/devices/dio/diosetup.c
@@ -301,11 +301,9 @@ DIOsetup(SMPmatrix *matrix, GENmodel *inModel, CKTcircuit *ckt, int *states)
             if (model->DIOlevel == 3) {
                 double wm, lm, wp, lp;
                 if((here->DIOwGiven) && (here->DIOlGiven))  {
-                    here->DIOarea = (here->DIOw+model->DIOmaskOffset) * (here->DIOl+model->DIOmaskOffset) * here->DIOm;
-                    here->DIOpj = (2 * (here->DIOw+model->DIOmaskOffset) + 2 * (here->DIOl+model->DIOmaskOffset)) * here->DIOm;
+                    here->DIOarea = (here->DIOw+model->DIOmaskOffset) * (here->DIOl+model->DIOmaskOffset) * here->DIOm * scale * scale;
+                    here->DIOpj = (2 * (here->DIOw+model->DIOmaskOffset) + 2 * (here->DIOl+model->DIOmaskOffset)) * here->DIOm * scale;
                 }
-                here->DIOarea = here->DIOarea * scale * scale;
-                here->DIOpj = here->DIOpj * scale;
                 if (here->DIOwidthMetalGiven)
                     wm = here->DIOwidthMetal;
                 else