diff --git a/src/editprop.c b/src/editprop.c
index 774e0e4a..8448a706 100644
--- a/src/editprop.c
+++ b/src/editprop.c
@@ -604,7 +604,10 @@ char *dtoa_eng(double i, int precision)
   else                        { i *= 1e18; suffix = 'a';}
   if(suffix) {
     /* can not use my_snprintf() here due to indirect precision */
-    n = sprintf(s, "%.*g%c", precision, i, suffix);
+    if(suffix == 'M') 
+      n = sprintf(s, "%.*gMEG", precision, i);
+    else 
+      n = sprintf(s, "%.*g%c", precision, i, suffix);
   } else {
     n = sprintf(s, "%.*g", precision, i);
   }