diff --git a/pytensor/scalar/basic.py b/pytensor/scalar/basic.py
index e59aaf3d2f..3204439fdc 100644
--- a/pytensor/scalar/basic.py
+++ b/pytensor/scalar/basic.py
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ def _cast_scalar(x, dtype):
         if hasattr(x, "astype"):
             return x.astype(dtype)
         else:
-            return x
+            return getattr(np, dtype)(x)
 
     def perform(self, node, inputs, output_storage):
         if self.nout == 1: