diff --git a/interface/scal.c b/interface/scal.c
index 4f12df7c0d..e03038ecbf 100644
--- a/interface/scal.c
+++ b/interface/scal.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void CNAME(blasint n, FLOAT alpha, FLOAT *x, blasint incx){
   float alpha_float;
   SBF16TOS_K(1, &alpha, 1, &alpha_float, 1);
 #else
-  float alpha_float = alpha;
+  FLOAT alpha_float = alpha;
 #endif
 
   if (alpha_float == ONE) return;