diff --git a/libee/ee.h b/libee/ee.h
index e3e30b0..4da5944 100644
--- a/libee/ee.h
+++ b/libee/ee.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void ee_draw_thin_triangle(int, int, int, int, int, int);
 void ee_fill_triangle(int, int, int, int, int, int, char);
 
 int ee_rand(int, int);
-int ee_sqrt(int);
+unsigned int ee_sqrt(unsigned int);
 
 struct ee_sprite * ee_load_sprite(const char *);
 int ee_get_sprite_frames(struct ee_sprite *);
diff --git a/libee/math.c b/libee/math.c
index 77731af..aec1b87 100644
--- a/libee/math.c
+++ b/libee/math.c
@@ -32,23 +32,28 @@ int ee_rand(int min, int max)
     return min + (int)((1.0*(max-min+1)) * rand() / (RAND_MAX+1.0));
 }
 
-int ee_sqrt(int a)
+unsigned int ee_sqrt(unsigned int a)
 {
-    int x;
+    if(a == 0)
+        return 0;
 
-    if(a <= 0)
+    if(a < 1000000000)
     {
-        return 0;
+        unsigned int x = a < 10 ? 1
+                       : a < 1000 ? 10
+                       : a < 100000 ? 100
+                       : a < 10000000 ? 1000
+                       : 10000;
+
+        /* Newton's method. Three iterations would be more than enough. */
+        x = (x * x + a) / x / 2;
+        x = (x * x + a) / x / 2;
+        x = (x * x + a) / x / 2;
+        x = (x * x + a) / x / 2;
+
+        return x;
     }
 
-    x = a > 100000 ? 1000 : a > 1000 ? 100 : a > 10 ? 10 : 1;
-
-    /* Newton's method. Three iterations would be more than enough. */
-    x = (x * x + a) / x / 2;
-    x = (x * x + a) / x / 2;
-    x = (x * x + a) / x / 2;
-    x = (x * x + a) / x / 2;
-
-    return x;
+    return 2 * ee_sqrt(a / 4);
 }