diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/AnimInverseKinematics.cpp b/libraries/animation/src/AnimInverseKinematics.cpp
index 79bf5d9a19..e3271037e0 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/AnimInverseKinematics.cpp
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/AnimInverseKinematics.cpp
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ const AnimPoseVec& AnimInverseKinematics::overlay(const AnimVariantMap& animVars
 
             // smooth transitions by relaxing _hipsOffset toward the new value
             const float HIPS_OFFSET_SLAVE_TIMESCALE = 0.15f;
-            float tau = dt > HIPS_OFFSET_SLAVE_TIMESCALE ? 1.0 : dt / HIPS_OFFSET_SLAVE_TIMESCALE;
+            float tau = dt > HIPS_OFFSET_SLAVE_TIMESCALE ? 1.0f : dt / HIPS_OFFSET_SLAVE_TIMESCALE;
             _hipsOffset += (newHipsOffset - _hipsOffset) * tau;
         }
     }