--- a/src/ping.c
+++ b/src/ping.c
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ static int ping_read(void) /* {{{ */
                             ((double)(pkg_recv * (pkg_recv - 1))));
 
     /* Calculate drop rate. */
-    droprate = ((double)(pkg_sent - pkg_recv)) / ((double)pkg_sent);
+    droprate = ((double)(pkg_sent - pkg_recv)) * 100 / ((double)pkg_sent);
 
     submit(hl->host, "ping", latency_average);
     submit(hl->host, "ping_stddev", latency_stddev);