diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/movieclip.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/movieclip.c
index cf63fb267e8..f07de7f0127 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/movieclip.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/movieclip.c
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ void BKE_movieclip_update_scopes(MovieClip *clip, MovieClipUser *user, MovieClip
 
 				scopes->track_disabled = FALSE;
 
-				if (ibuf && ibuf->rect) {
+				if (ibuf && (ibuf->rect || ibuf->rect_float)) {
 					ImBuf *tmpibuf;
 					MovieTrackingMarker undist_marker = *marker;
 
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/tracking.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/tracking.c
index b27a065730b..f1100a1ae08 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/tracking.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/tracking.c
@@ -1193,7 +1193,11 @@ static ImBuf *get_area_imbuf(ImBuf *ibuf, MovieTrackingTrack *track, MovieTracki
 	x1 = x - (int)(w * (-min[0] / (max[0] - min[0])));
 	y1 = y - (int)(h * (-min[1] / (max[1] - min[1])));
 
-	tmpibuf = IMB_allocImBuf(w + margin * 2, h + margin * 2, 32, IB_rect);
+	if (ibuf->rect_float)
+		tmpibuf = IMB_allocImBuf(w + margin * 2, h + margin * 2, 32, IB_rectfloat);
+	else
+		tmpibuf = IMB_allocImBuf(w + margin * 2, h + margin * 2, 32, IB_rect);
+
 	IMB_rectcpy(tmpibuf, ibuf, 0, 0, x1 - margin, y1 - margin, w + margin * 2, h + margin * 2);
 
 	if (pos != NULL) {