diff --git a/svglib/svglib.py b/svglib/svglib.py
index a771e01..88dac27 100755
--- a/svglib/svglib.py
+++ b/svglib/svglib.py
@@ -320,11 +320,11 @@ def convertLength(self, svgAttr, em_base=DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE, attr_name=None, defa
         elif text.endswith("pc"):
             return float(text[:-2]) * pica
         elif text.endswith("pt"):
-            return float(text[:-2]) * 1.25
+            return float(text[:-2])
         elif text.endswith("em"):
             return float(text[:-2]) * em_base
         elif text.endswith("px"):
-            return float(text[:-2])
+            return float(text[:-2]) * 0.75
         elif text.endswith("ex"):
             # The x-height of the text must be assumed to be 0.5em tall when the
             # text cannot be measured.
diff --git a/tests/test_basic.py b/tests/test_basic.py
index bc3d319..3eb5685 100755
--- a/tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/tests/test_basic.py
@@ -313,12 +313,12 @@ def test_length_conversion(self):
             ("1e1cm", 10*cm),
             ("1e1in", 10*inch),
             ("-8e-2cm", (-8e-2)*cm),
-            ("20px", 20),
-            ("20pt", 20 * 1.25),
+            ("20px", 20 * 0.75),
+            ("20pt", 20),
             ("1.5em", 12 * 1.5),
             ("10.5mm", 10.5*(cm*0.1)),
             ("3, 5 -7", [3, 5, -7]),
-            ("2pt  12pt", [2 * 1.25, 12 * 1.25]),
+            ("2pt  12pt", [2, 12]),
         )
         ac = svglib.Svg2RlgAttributeConverter()
         failed = _testit(ac.convertLength, mapping)
diff --git a/tests/test_samples.py b/tests/test_samples.py
index 0a2f1b0..1eee637 100755
--- a/tests/test_samples.py
+++ b/tests/test_samples.py
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ def test_units_svg(self):
         assert unit_widths == sorted(unit_widths)
         unit_names = ["px", "pt", "mm", "ex", "ch", "em", "pc", "cm"]
         lengths_by_name = dict(zip(unit_names, unit_widths))
-        assert lengths_by_name["px"] == 1 # 1px == 1px
+        assert lengths_by_name["px"] == lengths_by_name["pt"] * 0.75
         assert lengths_by_name["em"] == svglib.DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE # 1 em == font size
         assert lengths_by_name["ex"] == lengths_by_name["em"] / 2
         assert lengths_by_name["ch"] == lengths_by_name["ex"]