diff --git a/tflite/src/ops/nn.rs b/tflite/src/ops/nn.rs
index 67aec5a18f..2d9d4ccb1d 100644
--- a/tflite/src/ops/nn.rs
+++ b/tflite/src/ops/nn.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ fn de_softmax(op: &mut DeserOp) -> TractResult<TVec<OutletId>> {
     let input = args_1!(op.facts()?);
     let options = builtin!(op, builtin_options_as_softmax_options);
     ensure!(options.beta() == 1.0);
-    let softmax = core::nn::Softmax { axes: tvec!(input.rank() - 1), quant_output_dt: input.datum_type };
+    let quant_output_dt = Some(input.datum_type).filter(|dt| !dt.is_float());
+    let softmax = core::nn::Softmax { axes: tvec!(input.rank() - 1), quant_output_dt };
     op.ctx.target.wire_node(op.prefix, softmax, op.inputs)
 }