diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e4e6c0f..bdd4355 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ const E_BIAS: u8 = E_STORAGE_MAX - E_MAX;
 const M_MASK: u8 = M_STORAGE_MAX;
 const E_MASK: u8 = E_STORAGE_MAX << M_BITS;
 
-#[repr(transparent)]
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+#[repr(transparent)]
 pub struct F8(u8);
 
 impl F8 {
diff --git a/src/ops.rs b/src/ops.rs
index 49ec2d3..5c2e0dd 100644
--- a/src/ops.rs
+++ b/src/ops.rs
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ impl std::ops::Mul for F8 {
 	type Output = Self;
 
 	fn mul(self, rhs: Self) -> Self::Output {
-		let (m1, e1) = self.split_unbias();
-		let (m2, e2) = rhs.split_unbias();
 		if self.0 == 0 || rhs.0 == 0 {
 			return Self(0);
 		}
+		let (m1, e1) = self.split_unbias();
+		let (m2, e2) = rhs.split_unbias();
 		Self::merge_unbias(m1 as u32 * m2 as u32, e1 as i32 + e2 as i32)
 	}
 }