diff --git a/src/xrt/drivers/vive/vive_device.c b/src/xrt/drivers/vive/vive_device.c
index 5a804ad81..7481eaea7 100644
--- a/src/xrt/drivers/vive/vive_device.c
+++ b/src/xrt/drivers/vive/vive_device.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ update_imu(struct vive_device *d, const void *buffer)
 
 	/* From there, handle all new samples */
 	for (j = 3; j; --j, i = (i + 1) % 3) {
-		float scale;
+		double scale;
 		uint8_t seq;
 
 		sample = report->sample + i;
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ update_imu(struct vive_device *d, const void *buffer)
 		    (int16_t)__le16_to_cpu(sample->acc[2]),
 		};
 
-		scale = (float)d->config.imu.acc_range / 32768.0f;
+		scale = (double)d->config.imu.acc_range / 32768.0f;
 		struct xrt_vec3 acceleration = {
 		    scale * d->config.imu.acc_scale.x * acc[0] - d->config.imu.acc_bias.x,
 		    scale * d->config.imu.acc_scale.y * acc[1] - d->config.imu.acc_bias.y,
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ update_imu(struct vive_device *d, const void *buffer)
 		    (int16_t)__le16_to_cpu(sample->gyro[2]),
 		};
 
-		scale = (float)d->config.imu.gyro_range / 32768.0f;
+		scale = (double)d->config.imu.gyro_range / 32768.0f;
 		struct xrt_vec3 angular_velocity = {
 		    scale * d->config.imu.gyro_scale.x * gyro[0] - d->config.imu.gyro_bias.x,
 		    scale * d->config.imu.gyro_scale.y * gyro[1] - d->config.imu.gyro_bias.y,