diff --git a/dpdata/deepmd/comp.py b/dpdata/deepmd/comp.py
index 5ba3914e..3d656b70 100644
--- a/dpdata/deepmd/comp.py
+++ b/dpdata/deepmd/comp.py
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ def dump(folder, data, set_size=5000, comp_prec=np.float32, remove_sets=True):
                 f"Shape of {dtype.name} is not (nframes, ...), but {dtype.shape}. This type of data will not converted to deepmd/npy format."
             )
             continue
-        ddata = np.reshape(data[dtype.name], [nframes, -1]).astype(comp_prec)
+        ddata = np.reshape(data[dtype.name], [nframes, -1])
+        if np.issubdtype(ddata.dtype, np.floating):
+            ddata = ddata.astype(comp_prec)
         for ii in range(nsets):
             set_stt = ii * set_size
             set_end = (ii + 1) * set_size
diff --git a/dpdata/deepmd/hdf5.py b/dpdata/deepmd/hdf5.py
index 78f4e33f..6b587893 100644
--- a/dpdata/deepmd/hdf5.py
+++ b/dpdata/deepmd/hdf5.py
@@ -252,9 +252,10 @@ def dump(
     for dt, prop in data_types.items():
         if dt in data:
             if prop["dump"]:
-                reshaped_data[dt] = np.reshape(data[dt], prop["shape"]).astype(
-                    comp_prec
-                )
+                ddata = np.reshape(data[dt], prop["shape"])
+                if np.issubdtype(ddata.dtype, np.floating):
+                    ddata = ddata.astype(comp_prec)
+                reshaped_data[dt] = ddata
 
     # dump frame properties: cell, coord, energy, force and virial
     nsets = nframes // set_size