diff --git a/src/ifcgeom/IfcGeomFaces.cpp b/src/ifcgeom/IfcGeomFaces.cpp
index 1e03911238..6d83f90609 100644
--- a/src/ifcgeom/IfcGeomFaces.cpp
+++ b/src/ifcgeom/IfcGeomFaces.cpp
@@ -889,6 +889,14 @@ bool IfcGeom::Kernel::convert(const IfcSchema::IfcDerivedProfileDef* l, TopoDS_S
 	}
 }
 
+bool IfcGeom::Kernel::convert(const IfcSchema::IfcPlane* l, TopoDS_Shape& face) {
+	gp_Pln pln;
+	convert(l, pln);
+	Handle_Geom_Surface surf = new Geom_Plane(pln);
+	face = BRepBuilderAPI_MakeFace(surf, getValue(GV_PRECISION));
+	return true;
+}
+
 #ifdef USE_IFC4
 
 bool IfcGeom::Kernel::convert(const IfcSchema::IfcBSplineSurfaceWithKnots* l, TopoDS_Shape& face) {
@@ -939,12 +947,4 @@ bool IfcGeom::Kernel::convert(const IfcSchema::IfcBSplineSurfaceWithKnots* l, To
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool IfcGeom::Kernel::convert(const IfcSchema::IfcPlane* l, TopoDS_Shape& face) {
-	gp_Pln pln;
-	convert(l, pln);
-	Handle_Geom_Surface surf = new Geom_Plane(pln);
-	face = BRepBuilderAPI_MakeFace(surf, getValue(GV_PRECISION));
-	return true;
-}
-
 #endif
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diff --git a/src/ifcgeom/IfcRegister.h b/src/ifcgeom/IfcRegister.h
index dc231b2b40..305c0c9f5e 100644
--- a/src/ifcgeom/IfcRegister.h
+++ b/src/ifcgeom/IfcRegister.h
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ SHAPE(IfcCylindricalSurface);
 SHAPE(IfcAdvancedBrep);
 // FIXME: Surfaces should have a shape type of their own
 SHAPE(IfcBSplineSurfaceWithKnots);
-SHAPE(IfcPlane);
 SHAPE(IfcTriangulatedFaceSet);
 #endif
+SHAPE(IfcPlane);
 SHAPE(IfcExtrudedAreaSolid);
 SHAPE(IfcRevolvedAreaSolid);
 SHAPE(IfcConnectedFaceSet);