diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api.lua
index 5533ac085c..7c574af15d 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api.lua
@@ -3118,7 +3118,7 @@ local function scale_difficulty(value, default, min, special)
 	if (not value) or (value == default) or (value == special) then
 		return default
 	else
-		return max(min, value) * difficulty
+		return max(min, value * difficulty)
 	end
 end