diff --git a/doc/fixes34.4 b/doc/fixes34.4
index 6180adf09..8d4a77b4b 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.4
+++ b/doc/fixes34.4
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ lit candle or potion of oil which burned out while equipped would leave stale
 wielded/worn figurine which auto-transformed had same stale pointer bug
 format names of not yet id'd artifacts such that obj type shows for non-weapons
 make quest leader and nemesis be unlikely to be affected by traps
+use a more precise jumping path for far, non-straight line destinations
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/dothrow.c b/src/dothrow.c
index 04abedddc..42bf9fbba 100644
--- a/src/dothrow.c
+++ b/src/dothrow.c
@@ -433,10 +433,10 @@ walk_path(src_cc, dest_cc, check_proc, arg)
 	    prev_x = x;
 	    prev_y = y;
 	    y += y_change;
-	    err += dx;
-	    if (err >= dy) {
+	    err += dx << 1;
+	    if (err > dy) {
 		x += x_change;
-		err -= dy;
+		err -= dy << 1;
 	    }
 	/* check for early exit condition */
 	if (!(keep_going = (*check_proc)(arg, x, y)))
@@ -447,10 +447,10 @@ walk_path(src_cc, dest_cc, check_proc, arg)
 	    prev_x = x;
 	    prev_y = y;
 	    x += x_change;
-	    err += dy;
-	    if (err >= dx) {
+	    err += dy << 1;
+	    if (err > dx) {
 		y += y_change;
-		err -= dx;
+		err -= dx << 1;
 	    }
 	/* check for early exit condition */
 	if (!(keep_going = (*check_proc)(arg, x, y)))