diff --git a/dnn/vec_neon.h b/dnn/vec_neon.h
index 1a4a4ce5..b01d0eb2 100644
--- a/dnn/vec_neon.h
+++ b/dnn/vec_neon.h
@@ -291,15 +291,15 @@ static inline void sgemv_accum8x4(float *_out, const qweight *w, int rows, int c
 {
    int i, j;
    signed char x[MAX_INPUTS];
-   int out[MAX_OUTPUTS];
+   const float32x4_t scale = vdupq_n_f32(SCALE);
+   const float32x4_t scale_1 = vdupq_n_f32(SCALE_1);
    (void)col_stride;
-   for (i=0;i<rows;i++) out[i] = (int)floor(.5+SCALE*_out[i]);
    for (i=0;i<cols;i++) x[i] = (int)floor(.5+127*_x[i]);
    for (i=0;i<rows;i+=8)
    {
       int32x4_t acc0, acc1;
-      acc0 = vld1q_s32(&out[i]);
-      acc1 = vld1q_s32(&out[i+4]);
+      acc0 = vcvtnq_s32_f32(vmulq_f32(scale, vld1q_f32(&_out[i])));
+      acc1 = vcvtnq_s32_f32(vmulq_f32(scale, vld1q_f32(&_out[i+4])));
       for (j=0;j<cols;j+=4)
       {
          int8x16_t vw0, vw1, vx;
@@ -310,25 +310,24 @@ static inline void sgemv_accum8x4(float *_out, const qweight *w, int rows, int c
          acc1 = vdotprod(acc1, vw1, vx);
          w += 32;
       }
-      vst1q_s32(&out[i], acc0);
-      vst1q_s32(&out[i+4], acc1);
+      vst1q_f32(&_out[i], vmulq_f32(scale_1, vcvtq_f32_s32(acc0)));
+      vst1q_f32(&_out[i+4], vmulq_f32(scale_1, vcvtq_f32_s32(acc1)));
    }
-   for (i=0;i<rows;i++) _out[i] = SCALE_1*out[i];
 }
 
 static inline void sparse_sgemv_accum8x4(float *_out, const qweight *w, int rows, int cols, const int *idx, const float *_x)
 {
    int i, j;
    signed char x[MAX_INPUTS];
-   int out[MAX_OUTPUTS];
-   for (i=0;i<rows;i++) out[i] = (int)floor(.5+SCALE*_out[i]);
+   const float32x4_t scale = vdupq_n_f32(SCALE);
+   const float32x4_t scale_1 = vdupq_n_f32(SCALE_1);
    for (i=0;i<cols;i++) x[i] = floor(.5+127*_x[i]);
    for (i=0;i<rows;i+=8)
    {
       int colblocks;
       int32x4_t acc0, acc1;
-      acc0 = vld1q_s32(&out[i]);
-      acc1 = vld1q_s32(&out[i+4]);
+      acc0 = vcvtnq_s32_f32(vmulq_f32(scale, vld1q_f32(&_out[i])));
+      acc1 = vcvtnq_s32_f32(vmulq_f32(scale, vld1q_f32(&_out[i+4])));
       colblocks = *idx++;
       for (j=0;j<colblocks;j++)
       {
@@ -342,8 +341,7 @@ static inline void sparse_sgemv_accum8x4(float *_out, const qweight *w, int rows
          acc1 = vdotprod(acc1, vw1, vx);
          w += 32;
       }
-      vst1q_s32(&out[i], acc0);
-      vst1q_s32(&out[i+4], acc1);
+      vst1q_f32(&_out[i], vmulq_f32(scale_1, vcvtq_f32_s32(acc0)));
+      vst1q_f32(&_out[i+4], vmulq_f32(scale_1, vcvtq_f32_s32(acc1)));
    }
-   for (i=0;i<rows;i++) _out[i] = SCALE_1*out[i];
 }