diff --git a/src/common/gamecode/laws.c b/src/common/gamecode/laws.c
index 7b4c5c430..a80f0e4ff 100644
--- a/src/common/gamecode/laws.c
+++ b/src/common/gamecode/laws.c
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ peasants(region * r)
   /* Es verhungert maximal die unterernährten Bevölkerung. */
 
   n = min(peasants - satiated, rpeasants(r));
-    dead += (int)(n * PEASANT_STARVATION_CHANCE);
+    dead += (int)(0.5F + n * PEASANT_STARVATION_CHANCE);
 
   if (dead > 0) {
     message * msg = add_message(&r->msgs, msg_message("phunger", "dead", dead));