diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index 48baef13ff..bab7e324ca 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ const struct m_sub_options mp_subtitle_sub_opts = {
 
 const struct m_sub_options mp_subtitle_shared_sub_opts = {
     .opts = (const struct m_option[]){
-        {"sub-delay", OPT_FLOAT(sub_delay[0])},
-        {"secondary-sub-delay", OPT_FLOAT(sub_delay[1])},
+        {"sub-delay", OPT_DOUBLE(sub_delay[0])},
+        {"secondary-sub-delay", OPT_DOUBLE(sub_delay[1])},
         {"sub-pos", OPT_FLOAT(sub_pos[0]), M_RANGE(0.0, 150.0)},
         {"secondary-sub-pos", OPT_FLOAT(sub_pos[1]), M_RANGE(0.0, 150.0)},
         {"sub-visibility", OPT_BOOL(sub_visibility[0])},
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ static const m_option_t mp_opts[] = {
     {"audio-pitch-correction", OPT_BOOL(pitch_correction)},
 
     // set a-v distance
-    {"audio-delay", OPT_FLOAT(audio_delay)},
+    {"audio-delay", OPT_DOUBLE(audio_delay)},
 
 // ------------------------- codec/vfilter options --------------------
 
diff --git a/options/options.h b/options/options.h
index 014e41de6d..d7b9542e27 100644
--- a/options/options.h
+++ b/options/options.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ struct mp_subtitle_opts {
 
 // Options for both primary and secondary subs.
 struct mp_subtitle_shared_opts {
-    float sub_delay[2];
+    double sub_delay[2];
     float sub_pos[2];
     bool sub_visibility[2];
     int ass_style_override[2];
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ typedef struct MPOpts {
     int hr_seek;
     float hr_seek_demuxer_offset;
     bool hr_seek_framedrop;
-    float audio_delay;
+    double audio_delay;
     float default_max_pts_correction;
     int autosync;
     int frame_dropping;
diff --git a/sub/dec_sub.c b/sub/dec_sub.c
index 2cd3f453dc..33b3878660 100644
--- a/sub/dec_sub.c
+++ b/sub/dec_sub.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static void update_subtitle_speed(struct dec_sub *sub)
 static double pts_to_subtitle(struct dec_sub *sub, double pts)
 {
     struct mp_subtitle_shared_opts *opts = sub->shared_opts;
-    float delay = sub->order < 0 ? 0.0f : opts->sub_delay[sub->order];
+    double delay = sub->order < 0 ? 0.0 : opts->sub_delay[sub->order];
 
     if (pts != MP_NOPTS_VALUE)
         pts = (pts * sub->play_dir - delay) / sub->sub_speed;
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static double pts_to_subtitle(struct dec_sub *sub, double pts)
 static double pts_from_subtitle(struct dec_sub *sub, double pts)
 {
     struct mp_subtitle_shared_opts *opts = sub->shared_opts;
-    float delay = sub->order < 0 ? 0.0f : opts->sub_delay[sub->order];
+    double delay = sub->order < 0 ? 0.0 : opts->sub_delay[sub->order];
 
     if (pts != MP_NOPTS_VALUE)
         pts = (pts * sub->sub_speed + delay) * sub->play_dir;
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ void sub_read_packets(struct dec_sub *sub, double video_pts, bool force,
             break;
 
         // (Use this mechanism only if sub_delay matters to avoid corner cases.)
-        float delay = sub->order < 0 ? 0.0f : sub->shared_opts->sub_delay[sub->order];
+        double delay = sub->order < 0 ? 0.0 : sub->shared_opts->sub_delay[sub->order];
         double min_pts = delay < 0 || force ? video_pts : MP_NOPTS_VALUE;
 
         struct demux_packet *pkt;