diff --git a/src/PwxRideFile.cpp b/src/PwxRideFile.cpp
index 561d6cdb6..0d8e911e0 100644
--- a/src/PwxRideFile.cpp
+++ b/src/PwxRideFile.cpp
@@ -622,14 +622,14 @@ PwxFileReader::writeRideFile(Context *context, const RideFile *ride, QFile &file
             // lat
             if (ride->areDataPresent()->lat && point->lat > -90.0 && point->lat < 90.0) {
                 QDomElement lat = doc.createElement("lat");
-                text = doc.createTextNode(QString("%1").arg(point->lat));
+                text = doc.createTextNode(QString("%1").arg(point->lat, 0, 'g', 11));
                 lat.appendChild(text);
                 sample.appendChild(lat);
             }
             // lon
             if (ride->areDataPresent()->lon && point->lon > -180.00 && point->lon < 180.00) {
                 QDomElement lon = doc.createElement("lon");
-                text = doc.createTextNode(QString("%1").arg(point->lon));
+                text = doc.createTextNode(QString("%1").arg(point->lon, 0, 'g', 11));
                 lon.appendChild(text);
                 sample.appendChild(lon);
             }