diff --git a/contrib/pg_trgm/expected/pg_trgm.out b/contrib/pg_trgm/expected/pg_trgm.out
index 78e8174f86..9bc55f1d0d 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_trgm/expected/pg_trgm.out
+++ b/contrib/pg_trgm/expected/pg_trgm.out
@@ -3838,3 +3838,56 @@ select * from test2 where t ~ '  z foo';
    z foo bar
 (1 row)
 
+-- Check similarity threshold (bug #14202)
+CREATE TEMP TABLE restaurants (city text);
+INSERT INTO restaurants SELECT 'Warsaw' FROM generate_series(1, 10000);
+INSERT INTO restaurants SELECT 'Szczecin' FROM generate_series(1, 10000);
+CREATE INDEX ON restaurants USING gist(city gist_trgm_ops);
+-- Similarity of the two names (for reference).
+SELECT similarity('Szczecin', 'Warsaw');
+ similarity 
+------------
+          0
+(1 row)
+
+-- Should get only 'Warsaw' for either setting of set_limit.
+EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF)
+SELECT DISTINCT city, similarity(city, 'Warsaw'), show_limit()
+  FROM restaurants WHERE city % 'Warsaw';
+                         QUERY PLAN                          
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+ Unique
+   ->  Sort
+         Sort Key: city, (similarity(city, 'Warsaw'::text))
+         ->  Bitmap Heap Scan on restaurants
+               Recheck Cond: (city % 'Warsaw'::text)
+               ->  Bitmap Index Scan on restaurants_city_idx
+                     Index Cond: (city % 'Warsaw'::text)
+(7 rows)
+
+SELECT set_limit(0.3);
+ set_limit 
+-----------
+       0.3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT DISTINCT city, similarity(city, 'Warsaw'), show_limit()
+  FROM restaurants WHERE city % 'Warsaw';
+  city  | similarity | show_limit 
+--------+------------+------------
+ Warsaw |          1 |        0.3
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT set_limit(0.5);
+ set_limit 
+-----------
+       0.5
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT DISTINCT city, similarity(city, 'Warsaw'), show_limit()
+  FROM restaurants WHERE city % 'Warsaw';
+  city  | similarity | show_limit 
+--------+------------+------------
+ Warsaw |          1 |        0.5
+(1 row)
+
diff --git a/contrib/pg_trgm/sql/pg_trgm.sql b/contrib/pg_trgm/sql/pg_trgm.sql
index 6cefc8e643..244946bb8d 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_trgm/sql/pg_trgm.sql
+++ b/contrib/pg_trgm/sql/pg_trgm.sql
@@ -113,3 +113,24 @@ select * from test2 where t ~ 'z foo bar';
 select * from test2 where t ~ ' z foo bar';
 select * from test2 where t ~ '  z foo bar';
 select * from test2 where t ~ '  z foo';
+
+-- Check similarity threshold (bug #14202)
+
+CREATE TEMP TABLE restaurants (city text);
+INSERT INTO restaurants SELECT 'Warsaw' FROM generate_series(1, 10000);
+INSERT INTO restaurants SELECT 'Szczecin' FROM generate_series(1, 10000);
+CREATE INDEX ON restaurants USING gist(city gist_trgm_ops);
+
+-- Similarity of the two names (for reference).
+SELECT similarity('Szczecin', 'Warsaw');
+
+-- Should get only 'Warsaw' for either setting of set_limit.
+EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF)
+SELECT DISTINCT city, similarity(city, 'Warsaw'), show_limit()
+  FROM restaurants WHERE city % 'Warsaw';
+SELECT set_limit(0.3);
+SELECT DISTINCT city, similarity(city, 'Warsaw'), show_limit()
+  FROM restaurants WHERE city % 'Warsaw';
+SELECT set_limit(0.5);
+SELECT DISTINCT city, similarity(city, 'Warsaw'), show_limit()
+  FROM restaurants WHERE city % 'Warsaw';
diff --git a/contrib/pg_trgm/trgm_gist.c b/contrib/pg_trgm/trgm_gist.c
index 3a5aff9ede..f52867df32 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_trgm/trgm_gist.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_trgm/trgm_gist.c
@@ -296,16 +296,9 @@ gtrgm_consistent(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 			if (GIST_LEAF(entry))
 			{					/* all leafs contains orig trgm */
+				double		tmpsml = cnt_sml(qtrg, key, *recheck);
 
-				/*
-				 * Prevent gcc optimizing the tmpsml variable using volatile
-				 * keyword. Otherwise comparison of nlimit and tmpsml may give
-				 * wrong results.
-				 */
-				float4 volatile tmpsml = cnt_sml(qtrg, key, *recheck);
-
-				/* strange bug at freebsd 5.2.1 and gcc 3.3.3 */
-				res = (*(int *) &tmpsml == *(int *) &nlimit || tmpsml > nlimit);
+				res = (tmpsml >= nlimit);
 			}
 			else if (ISALLTRUE(key))
 			{					/* non-leaf contains signature */