diff --git a/utils/loss.py b/utils/loss.py
index b49cc7f66e66..a06330e034bc 100644
--- a/utils/loss.py
+++ b/utils/loss.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def __call__(self, p, targets):  # predictions, targets
         # Losses
         for i, pi in enumerate(p):  # layer index, layer predictions
             b, a, gj, gi = indices[i]  # image, anchor, gridy, gridx
-            tobj = torch.zeros(pi.shape[:4], device=self.device)  # target obj
+            tobj = torch.zeros(pi.shape[:4], dtype=pi.dtype, device=self.device)  # target obj
 
             n = b.shape[0]  # number of targets
             if n: