diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 5038470a..d0a4d9d5 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s, const char *arg, long
 		obj->callbacks.print = &print_mpd_file;
 	END OBJ(mpd_percent, &update_mpd)
 		init_mpd();
-		obj->callbacks.print = &print_mpd_percent;
+		obj->callbacks.percentage = &mpd_percentage;
 	END OBJ(mpd_album, &update_mpd)
 		mpd_set_maxlen(mpd_album);
 		init_mpd();
diff --git a/src/mpd.c b/src/mpd.c
index f02f5a39..7ea626db 100644
--- a/src/mpd.c
+++ b/src/mpd.c
@@ -370,10 +370,10 @@ void print_mpd_length(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)
 	format_media_player_time(p, p_max_size, mpd_info.length);
 }
 
-void print_mpd_percent(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)
+uint8_t mpd_percentage(struct text_object *obj)
 {
 	(void)obj;
-	percent_print(p, p_max_size, (int)(mpd_info.progress * 100));
+	return round_to_int(mpd_info.progress * 100.0f);
 }
 
 uint8_t mpd_barval(struct text_object *obj)
diff --git a/src/mpd.h b/src/mpd.h
index 6721b2de..fd180a73 100644
--- a/src/mpd.h
+++ b/src/mpd.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ void update_mpd(void);
 
 void print_mpd_elapsed(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_mpd_length(struct text_object *, char *, int);
-void print_mpd_percent(struct text_object *, char *, int);
+uint8_t mpd_percentage(struct text_object *);
 uint8_t mpd_barval(struct text_object *);
 void print_mpd_smart(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_mpd_title(struct text_object *, char *, int);