diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/profile/add_arbitrary_profile.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/profile/add_arbitrary_profile.py
index bcd413cdbf..edf1d22408 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/profile/add_arbitrary_profile.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/profile/add_arbitrary_profile.py
@@ -58,7 +58,12 @@ class Usecase:
         if self.file.schema == "IFC2X3":
             curve = self.file.createIfcPolyline([self.file.createIfcCartesianPoint(p) for p in points])
         else:
-            curve = self.file.createIfcIndexedPolyCurve(self.file.createIfcCartesianPointList3D(points))
+            dimensions = len(points[0])
+            if dimensions == 2:
+                ifc_points = self.file.createIfcCartesianPointList2D(points)
+            elif dimensions == 3:
+                ifc_points = self.file.createIfcCartesianPointList3D(points)
+            curve = self.file.createIfcIndexedPolyCurve(ifc_points)
         return self.file.createIfcArbitraryClosedProfileDef("AREA", self.settings["name"], curve)
 
     def convert_si_to_unit(self, co):
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/profile/add_arbitrary_profile_with_voids.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/profile/add_arbitrary_profile_with_voids.py
index 0e784ad207..a33b4d38be 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/profile/add_arbitrary_profile_with_voids.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/profile/add_arbitrary_profile_with_voids.py
@@ -74,7 +74,12 @@ class Usecase:
             outer_curve = self.file.createIfcIndexedPolyCurve(self.file.createIfcCartesianPointList3D(outer_points))
             inner_curves = []
             for inner_point in inner_points:
-                inner_curves.append(self.file.createIfcIndexedPolyCurve(self.file.createIfcCartesianPointList3D(inner_point)))
+                dimensions = len(inner_point[0])
+                if dimensions == 2:
+                    ifc_points = self.file.createIfcCartesianPointList2D(inner_point)
+                elif dimensions == 3:
+                    ifc_points = self.file.createIfcCartesianPointList3D(inner_point)
+                inner_curves.append(self.file.createIfcIndexedPolyCurve(ifc_points))
         return self.file.createIfcArbitraryProfileDefWithVoids("AREA", self.settings["name"], outer_curve, inner_curves)
 
     def convert_si_to_unit(self, co):