diff --git a/src/middlewared/middlewared/schema/integer_schema.py b/src/middlewared/middlewared/schema/integer_schema.py
index 71a21759e625a..3f40042641e5f 100644
--- a/src/middlewared/middlewared/schema/integer_schema.py
+++ b/src/middlewared/middlewared/schema/integer_schema.py
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ def clean(self, value):
 
     def to_json_schema(self, parent=None):
         return {
-            'type': ['float', 'null'] if self.null else 'float',
+            'type': ['number', 'null'] if self.null else 'number',
             **self._to_json_schema_common(parent),
         }