diff --git a/numpy/core/src/umath/loops.c.src b/numpy/core/src/umath/loops.c.src
index 570b3ec04bc7..70bf687abe9f 100644
--- a/numpy/core/src/umath/loops.c.src
+++ b/numpy/core/src/umath/loops.c.src
@@ -2521,21 +2521,16 @@ NPY_NO_EXPORT void
 NPY_NO_EXPORT void
 @TYPE@_floor_divide(char **args, npy_intp const *dimensions, npy_intp const *steps, void *NPY_UNUSED(func))
 {
+    @ftype@ mod;
     BINARY_LOOP {
         const @ftype@ in1r = ((@ftype@ *)ip1)[0];
         const @ftype@ in1i = ((@ftype@ *)ip1)[1];
         const @ftype@ in2r = ((@ftype@ *)ip2)[0];
         const @ftype@ in2i = ((@ftype@ *)ip2)[1];
-        if (npy_fabs@c@(in2r) >= npy_fabs@c@(in2i)) {
-            const @ftype@ rat = in2i/in2r;
-            ((@ftype@ *)op1)[0] = npy_floor@c@((in1r + in1i*rat)/(in2r + in2i*rat));
-            ((@ftype@ *)op1)[1] = 0;
-        }
-        else {
-            const @ftype@ rat = in2r/in2i;
-            ((@ftype@ *)op1)[0] = npy_floor@c@((in1r*rat + in1i)/(in2i + in2r*rat));
-            ((@ftype@ *)op1)[1] = 0;
-        }
+        ((@ftype@ *)op1)[0] = npy_divmod@c@(in1r*in2r + in1i*in2i,
+                                            in2r*in2r + in2i*in2i,
+                                            &mod);
+        ((@ftype@ *)op1)[1] = 0;
     }
 }