diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp
index 2dd3814282..d51897fa39 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ void FemMesh::writeABAQUS(const std::string &Filename) const
 
     std::ofstream anABAQUS_Output;
     anABAQUS_Output.open(Filename.c_str());
-    anABAQUS_Output.precision(15);
+    anABAQUS_Output.precision(13);  // https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=22759#p176669
     // add some text
     anABAQUS_Output << "** written by FreeCAD inp file writer for CalculiX,Abaqus meshes" << std::endl << std::endl;