diff --git a/src/ifcgeom/kernels/cgal/CgalIfcGeomShapes.cpp b/src/ifcgeom/kernels/cgal/CgalIfcGeomShapes.cpp
index c29b9ad36f..4ad278c939 100644
--- a/src/ifcgeom/kernels/cgal/CgalIfcGeomShapes.cpp
+++ b/src/ifcgeom/kernels/cgal/CgalIfcGeomShapes.cpp
@@ -519,7 +519,12 @@ bool IfcGeom::CgalKernel::convert(const IfcSchema::IfcSphere* l, cgal_shape_t& s
   IfcGeom::CgalKernel::convert(l->Position(),trsf);
   
   shape = create_polyhedron(face_list);
-  for (auto &vertex: vertices(shape)) vertex->point() = vertex->point().transform(trsf);
+  for (auto &vertex: vertices(shape)) {
+    vertex->point() = Kernel::Point_3(r*vertex->point().x(),
+                                      r*vertex->point().y(),
+                                      r*vertex->point().z());
+    vertex->point() = vertex->point().transform(trsf);
+  }
   return true;
 }