diff --git a/gst/geometrictransform/gstrotate.c b/gst/geometrictransform/gstrotate.c
index 2c26bc3fed..764feb56a0 100644
--- a/gst/geometrictransform/gstrotate.c
+++ b/gst/geometrictransform/gstrotate.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ rotate_map (GstGeometricTransform * gt, gint x, gint y, gdouble * in_x,
   h = gt->height;
 
   /* our parameters */
-  ar = rotate->angle * G_PI / 180.0;    /* angle of rotation, degrees to radians */
+  ar = rotate->angle;           /* angle of rotation */
 
   /* get in and out centers */
   cox = 0.5 * w;