diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_limiter/src/emqx_limiter_schema.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_limiter/src/emqx_limiter_schema.erl
index 667a38396..b9643dae4 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_limiter/src/emqx_limiter_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_limiter/src/emqx_limiter_schema.erl
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 -type limiter_id() :: atom().
 -type bucket_name() :: atom().
 -type rate() :: infinity | float().
--type burst_rate() :: 0 | float().
+-type burst_rate() :: number().
 %% this is a compatible type for the deprecated field and type `capacity`.
 -type burst() :: burst_rate().
 %% the capacity of the token bucket