diff --git a/chunkie/+chnk/+quadnative/buildmat.m b/chunkie/+chnk/+quadnative/buildmat.m
index 262180b..c75873a 100644
--- a/chunkie/+chnk/+quadnative/buildmat.m
+++ b/chunkie/+chnk/+quadnative/buildmat.m
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 targinfo = []; targinfo.r = rt; targinfo.d = dt; targinfo.d2 = d2t; targinfo.n = nt;
 hs = h(j); ht = h(i);
 
-dsnrms = sqrt(sum(abs(ds).^2,1));
+dsnrms = sqrt(sum((ds).^2,1));
 %taus = bsxfun(@rdivide,ds,dsnrms);
 
 %dtnrms = sqrt(sum(abs(dt).^2,1));