diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/transformPoints/transformPoints.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/transformPoints/transformPoints.C
index aa946b1e56..2fa9ff457e 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/transformPoints/transformPoints.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/transformPoints/transformPoints.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2015 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         // Convert to radians
         v *= pi/180.0;
 
-        quaternion R(v.x(), v.y(), v.z());
+        quaternion R(quaternion::rotationSequence::XYZ, v);
 
         Info<< "Rotating points by quaternion " << R << endl;
         points = transform(R, points);
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceTransformPoints/surfaceTransformPoints.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceTransformPoints/surfaceTransformPoints.C
index e4653d1d61..3dcc86b9a9 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceTransformPoints/surfaceTransformPoints.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceTransformPoints/surfaceTransformPoints.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2015 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         // Convert to radians
         v *= pi/180.0;
 
-        quaternion R(v.x(), v.y(), v.z());
+        quaternion R(quaternion::rotationSequence::XYZ, v);
 
         Info<< "Rotating points by quaternion " << R << endl;
         points = transform(R, points);