diff --git a/audio/include/audio/iaudiosource.h b/audio/include/audio/iaudiosource.h
index c62f8628b..152bc9546 100644
--- a/audio/include/audio/iaudiosource.h
+++ b/audio/include/audio/iaudiosource.h
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ public:
 signals:
     void frameAvailable(const int16_t* pcm, size_t sample_count, uint8_t channels,
                         uint32_t sampling_rate);
-    void volumeAvailable(float value);
+    void volumeAvailable(qreal value);
     void invalidated();
 };
diff --git a/audio/src/backend/openal.cpp b/audio/src/backend/openal.cpp
index f17f15e46..13b4f1b88 100644
--- a/audio/src/backend/openal.cpp
+++ b/audio/src/backend/openal.cpp
@@ -588,19 +588,19 @@ void OpenAL::cleanupOutput()
  *
  * @return normalized volume between 0-1
  */
-float OpenAL::getVolume()
+qreal OpenAL::getVolume()
 {
     const quint32 samples = AUDIO_FRAME_SAMPLE_COUNT_TOTAL;
-    const float rootTwo = 1.414213562; // sqrt(2), but sqrt is not constexpr
+    const qreal rootTwo = 1.414213562; // sqrt(2), but sqrt is not constexpr
     // calculate volume as the root mean squared of amplitudes in the sample
-    float sumOfSquares = 0;
+    qreal sumOfSquares = 0;
     for (quint32 i = 0; i < samples; i++) {
-        float sample = static_cast<float>(inputBuffer[i]) / std::numeric_limits<int16_t>::max();
+        auto sample = static_cast<qreal>(inputBuffer[i]) / std::numeric_limits<int16_t>::max();
         sumOfSquares += std::pow(sample, 2);
     }
-    const float rms = std::sqrt(sumOfSquares / samples);
+    const qreal rms = std::sqrt(sumOfSquares / samples);
     // our calculated normalized volume could possibly be above 1 because our RMS assumes a sinusoidal wave
-    const float normalizedVolume = std::min(rms * rootTwo, 1.0f);
+    const qreal normalizedVolume = std::min(rms * rootTwo, 1.0);
     return normalizedVolume;
 }
 
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ void OpenAL::doInput()
 
     applyGain(inputBuffer, AUDIO_FRAME_SAMPLE_COUNT_TOTAL, gainFactor);
 
-    float volume = getVolume();
+    auto volume = getVolume();
     if (volume >= inputThreshold) {
         isActive = true;
         emit startActive(voiceHold);
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ QStringList OpenAL::outDeviceNames()
 
     if (pDeviceList) {
         while (*pDeviceList) {
-            int len = static_cast<int>(strlen(pDeviceList));
+            auto len = strlen(pDeviceList);
             list << QString::fromUtf8(pDeviceList, len);
             pDeviceList += len + 1;
         }
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ QStringList OpenAL::inDeviceNames()
 
     if (pDeviceList) {
         while (*pDeviceList) {
-            int len = static_cast<int>(strlen(pDeviceList));
+            auto len = strlen(pDeviceList);
             list << QString::fromUtf8(pDeviceList, len);
             pDeviceList += len + 1;
         }
diff --git a/audio/src/backend/openal.h b/audio/src/backend/openal.h
index 772b00c2f..e60fc38ea 100644
--- a/audio/src/backend/openal.h
+++ b/audio/src/backend/openal.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ private:
     void cleanupBuffers(uint sourceId);
     void cleanupSound();
 
-    float getVolume();
+    qreal getVolume();
 
 protected:
     IAudioSettings& settings;
diff --git a/src/widget/form/settings/avform.cpp b/src/widget/form/settings/avform.cpp
index a4cfa2f5a..c1cae733e 100644
--- a/src/widget/form/settings/avform.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/form/settings/avform.cpp
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ void AVForm::rescanDevices()
     getVideoDevices();
 }
 
-void AVForm::setVolume(float value)
+void AVForm::setVolume(qreal value)
 {
-    volumeDisplay->setValue(getStepsFromValue(static_cast<qreal>(value), audio.minOutputVolume(), audio.maxOutputVolume()));
+    volumeDisplay->setValue(getStepsFromValue(value, audio.minOutputVolume(), audio.maxOutputVolume()));
 }
 
 void AVForm::on_videoModescomboBox_currentIndexChanged(int index)
diff --git a/src/widget/form/settings/avform.h b/src/widget/form/settings/avform.h
index 52b03150c..3e4d9971e 100644
--- a/src/widget/form/settings/avform.h
+++ b/src/widget/form/settings/avform.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ private slots:
     void on_videoModescomboBox_currentIndexChanged(int index);
 
     void rescanDevices();
-    void setVolume(float value);
+    void setVolume(qreal value);
 
 protected:
     void updateVideoModes(int curIndex);