diff --git a/lib/libesp32/berry/src/be_vm.c b/lib/libesp32/berry/src/be_vm.c
index 7d2c72350..4555fc9b1 100644
--- a/lib/libesp32/berry/src/be_vm.c
+++ b/lib/libesp32/berry/src/be_vm.c
@@ -114,7 +114,13 @@
     if (var_isint(a) && var_isint(b)) { \
         res = ibinop(op, a, b); \
     } else if (var_isnumber(a) && var_isnumber(b)) { \
-        res = var2real(a) op var2real(b); \
+        /* res = var2real(a) op var2real(b); */ \
+        union bvaldata x, y;        /* TASMOTA workaround for ESP32 rev0 bug */ \
+        x.i = a->v.i;\
+        if (var_isint(a)) { x.r = (breal) x.i; }\
+        y.i = b->v.i;\
+        if (var_isint(b)) { y.r = (breal) y.i; }\
+        res = x.r op y.r; \
     } else if (var_isstr(a) && var_isstr(b)) { \
         bstring *s1 = var_tostr(a), *s2 = var_tostr(b); \
         res = be_strcmp(s1, s2) op 0; \