diff --git a/tests/scipy_spatial_test.py b/tests/scipy_spatial_test.py
index 61de11820..996ad3e83 100644
--- a/tests/scipy_spatial_test.py
+++ b/tests/scipy_spatial_test.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 from absl.testing import absltest
 
+import jax
+
 import scipy.version
 from jax._src import test_util as jtu
 from jax.scipy.spatial.transform import Rotation as jsp_Rotation
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ class LaxBackedScipySpatialTransformTests(jtu.JaxTestCase):
     vector_shape=[(3,), (num_samples, 3)],
     inverse=[True, False],
   )
+  @jax.default_matmul_precision("float32")
   def testRotationApply(self, shape, vector_shape, dtype, inverse):
     rng = jtu.rand_default(self.rng())
     args_maker = lambda: (rng(shape, dtype), rng(vector_shape, dtype),)