diff --git a/src/basic_recipes/axis.jl b/src/basic_recipes/axis.jl
index 550d0b4934d..f57704e2479 100644
--- a/src/basic_recipes/axis.jl
+++ b/src/basic_recipes/axis.jl
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ function default_ticks(
     )
     # scale the limits
     scaled_ticks, mini, maxi = optimize_ticks(
-        scale_func(lmin),
-        scale_func(lmax);
+        Float64(scale_func(lmin)),
+        Float64(scale_func(lmax));
         k_min = 4, # minimum number of ticks
         k_max = 8, # maximum number of ticks
     )
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ function default_ticks(
         lmin::Number, lmax::Number, ticks::Integer, scale_func = identity
     )
     scaled_ticks, mini, maxi = optimize_ticks(
-        scale_func(lmin),
-        scale_func(lmax);
+        Float64(scale_func(lmin)),
+        Float64(scale_func(lmax));
         k_min = ticks, # minimum number of ticks
         k_max = ticks, # maximum number of ticks
         k_ideal = ticks,
diff --git a/src/makielayout/ticklocators/wilkinson.jl b/src/makielayout/ticklocators/wilkinson.jl
index b41b3aa63d3..2e5922db448 100644
--- a/src/makielayout/ticklocators/wilkinson.jl
+++ b/src/makielayout/ticklocators/wilkinson.jl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ get_tickvalues(ticks::WilkinsonTicks, vmin, vmax) = get_tickvalues(ticks, Float6
 
 function get_tickvalues(ticks::WilkinsonTicks, vmin::Float64, vmax::Float64)
 
-    tickvalues, _ = PlotUtils.optimize_ticks(vmin, vmax;
+    tickvalues, _ = PlotUtils.optimize_ticks(Float64(vmin), Float64(vmax);
         extend_ticks = false, strict_span=true, span_buffer = nothing,
         k_min = ticks.k_min,
         k_max = ticks.k_max,