diff --git a/generate/generate.go b/generate/generate.go
index 4dc1f0a..eba0885 100644
--- a/generate/generate.go
+++ b/generate/generate.go
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ func (this *Generator) generateDecodeValue(typ Type, valueSource, tagSource stri
 		n += nn; if err != nil { return n, err }
 	case TypeFloat:
 		// FP: <value: FloatN>
-		nn, err := this.iprintf("%s, nn, err = decoder.ReadFloat%d()\n", valueSource, typ.Bits)
+		nn, err := this.iprintf("*%s, nn, err = decoder.ReadFloat%d()\n", valueSource, typ.Bits)
 		n += nn; if err != nil { return n, err }
 		nn, err = this.generateErrorCheck()
 		n += nn; if err != nil { return n, err }