diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/bsp/Q3BSPReader.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/bsp/Q3BSPReader.cpp
index 2781ca424..34dea57d0 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/bsp/Q3BSPReader.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/bsp/Q3BSPReader.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ osg::Geode* Q3BSPReader::convertFromBSP(
   osg::Vec2Array* text_decal_array = new osg::Vec2Array(num_load_vertices);
   osg::Vec2Array* text_lmap_array = new osg::Vec2Array(num_load_vertices);
 
-  float scale = 0.03;
+  float scale = 0.0254;
   unsigned int i;
   for(i=0; i<num_load_vertices; ++i)
     {