diff --git a/test/test_utils.py b/test/test_utils.py
index 3aa248b96a..17e43f9b36 100644
--- a/test/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_utils.py
@@ -626,6 +626,7 @@ class TestUtil(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(float_or_none(None), None)
         self.assertEqual(float_or_none([]), None)
         self.assertEqual(float_or_none(set()), None)
+        self.assertEqual(float_or_none(sys.float_info.radix ** sys.float_info.max_exp), None)
 
     def test_int_or_none(self):
         self.assertEqual(int_or_none('42'), 42)
diff --git a/yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py b/yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py
index a791556eb5..a6e0baffcd 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py
@@ -2060,7 +2060,7 @@ def float_or_none(v, scale=1, invscale=1, default=None):
         scale = 1
     try:
         return float(v) * invscale / scale
-    except (ValueError, TypeError):
+    except (ValueError, TypeError, OverflowError):
         return default