diff --git a/examples/jsm/loaders/SVGLoader.js b/examples/jsm/loaders/SVGLoader.js
index 30cf5133db2ff2417d3af4bf9e7982aa65336693..e7803d5b891d20192705f9d23d8e02024a13be20 100644
--- a/examples/jsm/loaders/SVGLoader.js
+++ b/examples/jsm/loaders/SVGLoader.js
@@ -814,13 +814,13 @@ SVGLoader.prototype = Object.assign( Object.create( Loader.prototype ), {
 
 			function clamp( v ) {
 
-				return Math.max( 0, Math.min( 1, v ) );
+				return Math.max( 0, Math.min( 1, parseFloat( v ) ) );
 
 			}
 
 			function positive( v ) {
 
-				return Math.max( 0, v );
+				return Math.max( 0, parseFloat( v ) );
 
 			}