diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index 29d213326e8..9fc5ef5f8bc 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ Release 2.2.1 - UNRELEASED
 
   BUG FIXES
 
+    MAPREDUCE-5569. FloatSplitter is not generating correct splits (Nathan
+    Roberts via jlowe)
+
 Release 2.2.0 - 2013-10-13
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/lib/db/FloatSplitter.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/lib/db/FloatSplitter.java
index 4a2ff727188..d61ee8b27de 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/lib/db/FloatSplitter.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/lib/db/FloatSplitter.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class FloatSplitter implements DBSplitter {
     // Catch any overage and create the closed interval for the last split.
     if (curLower <= maxVal || splits.size() == 1) {
       splits.add(new DataDrivenDBInputFormat.DataDrivenDBInputSplit(
-          lowClausePrefix + Double.toString(curUpper),
+          lowClausePrefix + Double.toString(curLower),
           colName + " <= " + Double.toString(maxVal)));
     }