diff --git a/float.cpp b/float.cpp
index 666cc3e4..ffafb0d0 100644
--- a/float.cpp
+++ b/float.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ template <unsigned int E, unsigned int S>
 bool
 ieee_float<E, S>::almost_equal (floating_t a,
                                 floating_t b) { 
-    static const floating_t epsilon = 0.001;
+    // Static cast to avoid integer casting warnings when using uint16_t for half
+    static const floating_t epsilon = static_cast<floating_t> (0.001);
     const floating_t diff = fabs (a - b);
 
     // * Use an exact equality first so that infinities are not indirectly compared. This would generate NaNs in the diff.