diff --git a/io_curve_svg/import_svg.py b/io_curve_svg/import_svg.py
index 740dd8172ab6b052b581cf6a7a8ebde242b6290b..e114ca33a167e8124e06446ae72841fabc623cc3 100644
--- a/io_curve_svg/import_svg.py
+++ b/io_curve_svg/import_svg.py
@@ -1754,7 +1754,8 @@ class SVGGeometrySVG(SVGGeometryContainer):
         # Better Inkscape compatibility: match document origin with
         # 3D space origin.
         if self._node.getAttribute('inkscape:version'):
-            document_height = float(self._node.getAttribute('height'))
+            raw_height = self._node.getAttribute('height')
+            document_height = SVGParseCoord(raw_height, 1.0)
             matrix = matrix * Matrix.Translation([0.0, -document_height , 0.0])
 
         self._pushMatrix(matrix)