diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-metal/ggml-metal-device.m b/ggml/src/ggml-metal/ggml-metal-device.m
index 80e47f2c2f..4edd77c6f2 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-metal/ggml-metal-device.m
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-metal/ggml-metal-device.m
@@ -1218,8 +1218,9 @@ bool ggml_metal_device_supports_op(ggml_metal_device_t dev, const struct ggml_te
                    (ggml_get_op_params_i32(op, 4) == 0) && (ggml_get_op_params_i32(op, 6) == 0);
         case GGML_OP_PAD_REFLECT_1D:
         case GGML_OP_TIMESTEP_EMBEDDING:
-        case GGML_OP_LEAKY_RELU:
             return op->src[0]->type == GGML_TYPE_F32;
+        case GGML_OP_LEAKY_RELU:
+            return op->src[0]->type == GGML_TYPE_F32 || op->src[0]->type == GGML_TYPE_F16;
         case GGML_OP_ARGSORT:
         case GGML_OP_TOP_K:
         case GGML_OP_ARANGE: