diff --git a/torchvision/models/detection/anchor_utils.py b/torchvision/models/detection/anchor_utils.py
index 06ecc551442..0057da45e24 100644
--- a/torchvision/models/detection/anchor_utils.py
+++ b/torchvision/models/detection/anchor_utils.py
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ def grid_anchors(self, grid_sizes: List[List[int]], strides: List[List[Tensor]])
 
             # For output anchor, compute [x_center, y_center, x_center, y_center]
             shifts_x = torch.arange(
-                0, grid_width, dtype=torch.float32, device=device
+                0, grid_width, dtype=torch.int32, device=device
             ) * stride_width
             shifts_y = torch.arange(
-                0, grid_height, dtype=torch.float32, device=device
+                0, grid_height, dtype=torch.int32, device=device
             ) * stride_height
             shift_y, shift_x = torch.meshgrid(shifts_y, shifts_x)
             shift_x = shift_x.reshape(-1)