diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/IndexNumericFieldData.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/IndexNumericFieldData.java
index b4e90b8ab570a..6fc074fe0de95 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/IndexNumericFieldData.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/IndexNumericFieldData.java
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ private XFieldComparatorSource comparatorSource(
                 assert !targetNumericType.isFloatingPoint();
                 source = new IntValuesComparatorSource(this, missingValue, sortMode, nested);
         }
-        if (targetNumericType != getNumericType()) {
+        if (targetNumericType != getNumericType() || getNumericType() == NumericType.HALF_FLOAT) {
             source.disableSkipping(); // disable skipping logic for cast of sort field
         }
         return source;