diff --git a/Marlin/Marlin_main.cpp b/Marlin/Marlin_main.cpp
index 45e5fb48a..c1404dd5f 100644
--- a/Marlin/Marlin_main.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/Marlin_main.cpp
@@ -3280,10 +3280,11 @@ static void homeaxis(const AxisEnum axis) {
 
   void normalize_mix() {
     float mix_total = 0.0;
-    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < MIXING_STEPPERS; i++) mix_total += RECIPROCAL(mixing_factor[i]);
+    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < MIXING_STEPPERS; i++) mix_total += mixing_factor[i];
     // Scale all values if they don't add up to ~1.0
     if (!NEAR(mix_total, 1.0)) {
       SERIAL_PROTOCOLLNPGM("Warning: Mix factors must add up to 1.0. Scaling.");
+      mix_total = RECIPROCAL(mix_total);
       for (uint8_t i = 0; i < MIXING_STEPPERS; i++) mixing_factor[i] *= mix_total;
     }
   }