diff --git a/src/imageformats/xcf.cpp b/src/imageformats/xcf.cpp
--- a/src/imageformats/xcf.cpp
+++ b/src/imageformats/xcf.cpp
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@
             break;
 
         case PROP_RESOLUTION:
+            property.setFloatingPointPrecision(QDataStream::SinglePrecision);
             property >> xcf_image.x_resolution >> xcf_image.y_resolution;
             break;