diff --git a/src/VTKWriter/VTKWriter_grids_util.hpp b/src/VTKWriter/VTKWriter_grids_util.hpp
index 819d0a6bd32c13af10aca972667e2156619054b0..acbfb85afded62de7021a2f1b39bc4f186203978 100644
--- a/src/VTKWriter/VTKWriter_grids_util.hpp
+++ b/src/VTKWriter/VTKWriter_grids_util.hpp
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ template<unsigned int dims,typename T> inline void output_point(Point<dims,T> &
 		{
 			// we use float so we have to convert to float
 			auto tmp = p.get(i);
-			//tmp = swap_endian_lt(tmp);
+			tmp = swap_endian_lt(tmp);
 			v_out.write((const char *)&tmp,sizeof(tmp));
 		}
 		for ( ; i < 3 ; i++)
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ template<unsigned int dims,typename T> inline void output_point(Point<dims,T> &
 
 			/* coverity[dead_error_begin] */
 			T tmp = 0.0;
-			//tmp = swap_endian_lt(tmp);
+			tmp = swap_endian_lt(tmp);
 			v_out.write((const char *)&tmp,sizeof(tmp));
 		}
 	}