diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWTransforms.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWTransforms.cpp
index 222f1b2bb..9ac196b6d 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWTransforms.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWTransforms.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void daeWriter::apply( osg::PositionAttitudeTransform &node )
         rot->getValue().append( axis.x() );
         rot->getValue().append( axis.y() );
         rot->getValue().append( axis.z() );
-        rot->getValue().append( angle );
+        rot->getValue().append( osg::RadiansToDegrees(angle) );
     }
 
     if ( pos.x() != 0 || pos.y() != 0 || pos.z() != 0 )