diff --git a/wpimath/src/main/native/cpp/geometry/Ellipse2d.cpp b/wpimath/src/main/native/cpp/geometry/Ellipse2d.cpp
index 17ef087c19..9c4fe4fc1e 100644
--- a/wpimath/src/main/native/cpp/geometry/Ellipse2d.cpp
+++ b/wpimath/src/main/native/cpp/geometry/Ellipse2d.cpp
@@ -34,11 +34,12 @@ Translation2d Ellipse2d::Nearest(const Translation2d& point) const {
                      slp::pow(y - rotPoint.Y().value(), 2));
 
     // (x − x_c)²/a² + (y − y_c)²/b² = 1
-    problem.SubjectTo(slp::pow(x - m_center.X().value(), 2) /
-                              (m_xSemiAxis.value() * m_xSemiAxis.value()) +
-                          slp::pow(y - m_center.Y().value(), 2) /
-                              (m_ySemiAxis.value() * m_ySemiAxis.value()) ==
-                      1);
+    // b²(x − x_c)² + a²(y − y_c)² = a²b²
+    double a2 = m_xSemiAxis.value() * m_xSemiAxis.value();
+    double b2 = m_ySemiAxis.value() * m_ySemiAxis.value();
+    problem.SubjectTo(b2 * slp::pow(x - m_center.X().value(), 2) +
+                          a2 * slp::pow(y - m_center.Y().value(), 2) ==
+                      a2 * b2);
 
     problem.Solve();