diff --git a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
index 65b72e026c..9836c4940e 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -2108,7 +2108,7 @@ class YoutubeDL:
         m = operator_rex.fullmatch(filter_spec)
         if m:
             try:
-                comparison_value = int(m.group('value'))
+                comparison_value = float(m.group('value'))
             except ValueError:
                 comparison_value = parse_filesize(m.group('value'))
                 if comparison_value is None: