diff --git a/ggml.c b/ggml.c
index 816b49877..ecfcc501b 100644
--- a/ggml.c
+++ b/ggml.c
@@ -2011,8 +2011,8 @@ size_t ggml_type_size(enum ggml_type type) {
     return type_traits[type].type_size;
 }
 
-float ggml_type_sizef(enum ggml_type type) {
-    return ((float)(type_traits[type].type_size))/type_traits[type].blck_size;
+double ggml_type_sizef(enum ggml_type type) {
+    return ((double)(type_traits[type].type_size))/type_traits[type].blck_size;
 }
 
 const char * ggml_type_name(enum ggml_type type) {
diff --git a/ggml.h b/ggml.h
index b35622482..2e294fb3f 100644
--- a/ggml.h
+++ b/ggml.h
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
     GGML_API int     ggml_blck_size (enum ggml_type type);
     GGML_API size_t  ggml_type_size (enum ggml_type type); // size in bytes for all elements in a block
-    GGML_API float   ggml_type_sizef(enum ggml_type type); // ggml_type_size()/ggml_blck_size() as float
+    GGML_API double   ggml_type_sizef(enum ggml_type type); // ggml_type_size()/ggml_blck_size() as float
 
     GGML_API const char * ggml_type_name(enum ggml_type type);
     GGML_API const char * ggml_op_name  (enum ggml_op   op);