diff --git a/mwparserfromhell/parser/tokenizer.c b/mwparserfromhell/parser/tokenizer.c
index 939f30c..df65d0e 100644
--- a/mwparserfromhell/parser/tokenizer.c
+++ b/mwparserfromhell/parser/tokenizer.c
@@ -23,9 +23,16 @@ SOFTWARE.
 
 #include "tokenizer.h"
 
-double log2(double n)
+/*
+    Given a context, return the heading level encoded within it.
+*/
+static int heading_level_from_context(int n)
 {
-    return log(n) / log(2);
+    int level;
+    n /= LC_HEADING_LEVEL_1;
+    for (level = 1; n > 1; n >>= 1)
+        level++;
+    return level;
 }
 
 static PyObject*
@@ -175,6 +182,9 @@ Tokenizer_push_textbuffer(Tokenizer* self)
     return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+    Pop and deallocate the top token stack/context/textbuffer.
+*/
 static void
 Tokenizer_delete_top_of_stack(Tokenizer* self)
 {
@@ -858,7 +868,7 @@ Tokenizer_handle_heading_end(Tokenizer* self)
         best++;
         self->head++;
     }
-    current = log2(self->topstack->context / LC_HEADING_LEVEL_1) + 1;
+    current = heading_level_from_context(self->topstack->context);
     level = current > best ? (best > 6 ? 6 : best) :
                              (current > 6 ? 6 : current);
     after = (HeadingData*) Tokenizer_parse(self, self->topstack->context);
diff --git a/mwparserfromhell/parser/tokenizer.h b/mwparserfromhell/parser/tokenizer.h
index cdc0cca..1f58c49 100644
--- a/mwparserfromhell/parser/tokenizer.h
+++ b/mwparserfromhell/parser/tokenizer.h
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 /* Function prototypes: */
 
+static int heading_level_from_context(int);
 static PyObject* Tokenizer_new(PyTypeObject*, PyObject*, PyObject*);
 static struct Textbuffer* Textbuffer_new(void);
 static void Tokenizer_dealloc(Tokenizer*);