diff --git a/src/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py
index 198bd422ef1..6bf39b75a5f 100644
--- a/src/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ def _accept(prefix: bytes) -> bool:
 def _limit_rational(
     val: float | Fraction | IFDRational, max_val: int
 ) -> tuple[IntegralLike, IntegralLike]:
-    inv = abs(float(val)) > 1
+    inv = abs(val) > 1
     n_d = IFDRational(1 / val if inv else val).limit_rational(max_val)
     return n_d[::-1] if inv else n_d