diff --git a/test/python/quantum_info/operators/symplectic/test_sparse_pauli_op.py b/test/python/quantum_info/operators/symplectic/test_sparse_pauli_op.py
index e9c5d6741bd2..1b6453174660 100644
--- a/test/python/quantum_info/operators/symplectic/test_sparse_pauli_op.py
+++ b/test/python/quantum_info/operators/symplectic/test_sparse_pauli_op.py
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ def test_mul(self, num_qubits, value, param):
         if value == 0:
             np.testing.assert_array_equal(value_mat, target.astype(complex))
         else:
-            np.testing.assert_allclose(value_mat, target)
+            np.testing.assert_allclose(value_mat, target, atol=1e-8)
         np.testing.assert_array_equal(op.paulis.phase, np.zeros(op.size))
         target = spp_op.to_matrix() * value
         op = spp_op * value