diff --git a/server/text_generation_server/utils/import_utils.py b/server/text_generation_server/utils/import_utils.py
index d2363a32..35cca9cc 100644
--- a/server/text_generation_server/utils/import_utils.py
+++ b/server/text_generation_server/utils/import_utils.py
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ def get_cuda_free_memory(device, memory_fraction):
 def get_xpu_free_memory(device, memory_fraction):
     total_free_memory, total_xpu_memory = torch.xpu.mem_get_info(device)
     memory_fraction = float(os.getenv("XPU_MEMORY_FRACTION", "1.0"))
-    free_memory = max(0, total_free_memory - (1 - memory_fraction) * total_xpu_memory)
+    free_memory = max(
+        0, int(total_free_memory - (1 - memory_fraction) * total_xpu_memory)
+    )
     return free_memory