diff --git a/stan/math/prim/prob/std_normal_log_qf.hpp b/stan/math/prim/prob/std_normal_log_qf.hpp
index b69ab23026c..895b4997a0a 100644
--- a/stan/math/prim/prob/std_normal_log_qf.hpp
+++ b/stan/math/prim/prob/std_normal_log_qf.hpp
@@ -71,56 +71,55 @@ inline double std_normal_log_qf(double log_p) {
                                       -15.76637472711685,
                                       -33.82373901099482};
 
-  double val;
   double log_q = log_p <= LOG_HALF ? log_diff_exp(LOG_HALF, log_p)
                                    : log_diff_exp(log_p, LOG_HALF);
   int log_q_sign = log_p <= LOG_HALF ? -1 : 1;
+  double log_r = log_q_sign == -1 ? log_p : log1m_exp(log_p);
 
-  if (log_q <= -0.85566611005772) {
-    double log_r = log_diff_exp(-1.71133222011544, 2 * log_q);
-    double log_agg_a = log_sum_exp(log_a[7] + log_r, log_a[6]);
-    double log_agg_b = log_sum_exp(log_b[7] + log_r, log_b[6]);
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
-      log_agg_a = log_sum_exp(log_agg_a + log_r, log_a[5 - i]);
-      log_agg_b = log_sum_exp(log_agg_b + log_r, log_b[5 - i]);
-    }
+  if (stan::math::is_inf(log_r)) {
+    return 0;
+  }
 
-    return log_q_sign * exp(log_q + log_agg_a - log_agg_b);
+  double log_inner_r;
+  double log_pre_mult;
+  const double* num_ptr;
+  const double* den_ptr;
+
+  static constexpr double LOG_FIVE = LOG_TEN - LOG_TWO;
+  static constexpr double LOG_16 = LOG_TWO * 4;
+  static constexpr double LOG_425 = 6.0520891689244171729;
+  static constexpr double LOG_425_OVER_1000 = LOG_425 - LOG_TEN * 3;
+
+  if (log_q <= LOG_425_OVER_1000) {
+    log_inner_r = log_diff_exp(LOG_425_OVER_1000 * 2, log_q * 2);
+    log_pre_mult = log_q;
+    num_ptr = &log_a[0];
+    den_ptr = &log_b[0];
   } else {
-    double log_r = log_q_sign == -1 ? log_p : log1m_exp(log_p);
-
-    if (stan::math::is_inf(log_r)) {
-      return 0;
-    }
-
-    log_r = log(sqrt(-log_r));
-
-    if (log_r <= 1.60943791243410) {
-      log_r = log_diff_exp(log_r, 0.47000362924573);
-      double log_agg_c = log_sum_exp(log_c[7] + log_r, log_c[6]);
-      double log_agg_d = log_sum_exp(log_d[7] + log_r, log_d[6]);
-
-      for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
-        log_agg_c = log_sum_exp(log_agg_c + log_r, log_c[5 - i]);
-        log_agg_d = log_sum_exp(log_agg_d + log_r, log_d[5 - i]);
-      }
-      val = exp(log_agg_c - log_agg_d);
+    double log_temp_r = log(-log_r) / 2.0;
+    if (log_temp_r <= LOG_FIVE) {
+      log_inner_r = log_diff_exp(log_temp_r, LOG_16 - LOG_TEN);
+      num_ptr = &log_c[0];
+      den_ptr = &log_d[0];
     } else {
-      log_r = log_diff_exp(log_r, 1.60943791243410);
-      double log_agg_e = log_sum_exp(log_e[7] + log_r, log_e[6]);
-      double log_agg_f = log_sum_exp(log_f[7] + log_r, log_f[6]);
-
-      for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
-        log_agg_e = log_sum_exp(log_agg_e + log_r, log_e[5 - i]);
-        log_agg_f = log_sum_exp(log_agg_f + log_r, log_f[5 - i]);
-      }
-      val = exp(log_agg_e - log_agg_f);
+      log_inner_r = log_diff_exp(log_temp_r, LOG_FIVE);
+      num_ptr = &log_e[0];
+      den_ptr = &log_f[0];
     }
-    if (log_q_sign == -1)
-      return -val;
+    log_pre_mult = 0.0;
   }
-  return val;
+
+  // As computation requires evaluating r^8, this causes a loss of precision,
+  // even when on the log space. We can mitigate this by scaling the
+  // exponentiated result (dividing by 10), since the same scaling is applied
+  // to the numerator and denominator.
+  Eigen::VectorXd log_r_pow
+      = Eigen::ArrayXd::LinSpaced(8, 0, 7) * log_inner_r - LOG_TEN;
+  Eigen::Map<const Eigen::VectorXd> num_map(num_ptr, 8);
+  Eigen::Map<const Eigen::VectorXd> den_map(den_ptr, 8);
+  double log_result
+      = log_sum_exp(log_r_pow + num_map) - log_sum_exp(log_r_pow + den_map);
+  return log_q_sign * exp(log_pre_mult + log_result);
 }
 
 /**