diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.cpp
index 0aa382d9c..d45d07d89 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,14 @@
 
 namespace osgdae {
 
-std::string toString(osg::Vec3 value)
+std::string toString(osg::Vec3f value)
+{
+    std::stringstream str;
+    str << value.x() << " " << value.y() << " " << value.z();
+    return str.str();
+}
+
+std::string toString(osg::Vec3d value)
 {
     std::stringstream str;
     str << value.x() << " " << value.y() << " " << value.z();
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.h b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.h
index fbea05f9c..aed2d2ff2 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <stack>
 
-#include <osg/io_utils>
 #include <osg/Node>
 #include <osg/Geode>
 #include <osg/Geometry>
@@ -72,7 +71,8 @@ std::string toString(T value) {
     return str.str();
 }
 
-std::string toString(osg::Vec3 value);
+std::string toString(osg::Vec3f value);
+std::string toString(osg::Vec3d value);
 std::string toString(osg::Matrix value);
   
 /**