diff --git a/src/atlas/util/Geometry.h b/src/atlas/util/Geometry.h
index 90b868ce8..71bd219e6 100644
--- a/src/atlas/util/Geometry.h
+++ b/src/atlas/util/Geometry.h
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ template <typename SphereT>
 class GeometrySphereT : public GeometryBase {
 public:
     void lonlat2xyz(const Point2& lonlat, Point3& xyz) const override {
+#if ATLAS_ECKIT_VERSION_AT_LEAST(1, 24, 0)
+        SphereT::convertSphericalToCartesian(lonlat, xyz, 0., true);
+#else
         SphereT::convertSphericalToCartesian(lonlat, xyz);
+#endif
     }
     void xyz2lonlat(const Point3& xyz, Point2& lonlat) const override {
         SphereT::convertCartesianToSpherical(xyz, lonlat);
diff --git a/src/tests/AtlasTestEnvironment.h b/src/tests/AtlasTestEnvironment.h
index 503fa43e4..43cb0238d 100644
--- a/src/tests/AtlasTestEnvironment.h
+++ b/src/tests/AtlasTestEnvironment.h
@@ -217,6 +217,12 @@ bool approx_eq(const Point2& v1, const Point2& v2) {
 bool approx_eq(const Point2& v1, const Point2& v2, const double& t) {
     return approx_eq(v1[0], v2[0], t) && approx_eq(v1[1], v2[1], t);
 }
+bool approx_eq(const Point3& v1, const Point3& v2) {
+    return approx_eq(v1[0], v2[0]) && approx_eq(v1[1], v2[1]) && approx_eq(v1[2], v2[2]);
+}
+bool approx_eq(const Point3& v1, const Point3& v2, const double& t) {
+    return approx_eq(v1[0], v2[0], t) && approx_eq(v1[1], v2[1], t) && approx_eq(v1[2], v2[2], t);
+}
 
 template <typename T1, typename T2>
 std::string expect_message(const std::string& condition, const T1& lhs, const T2& rhs, const eckit::CodeLocation& loc) {
diff --git a/src/tests/util/test_earth.cc b/src/tests/util/test_earth.cc
index 0551acdeb..3cb86a5d6 100644
--- a/src/tests/util/test_earth.cc
+++ b/src/tests/util/test_earth.cc
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "atlas/util/Earth.h"
 #include "atlas/util/Point.h"
+#include "atlas/util/Geometry.h"
 
 #include "tests/AtlasTestEnvironment.h"
 
@@ -169,6 +170,13 @@ CASE("test_earth_great_circle_latitude_given_longitude") {
     EXPECT(eckit::types::is_approximately_equal(lat, -6.81, 0.01));
 }
 
+CASE("test_across_pole") {
+    const PointLonLat P1{-16.875,-105.255};
+    atlas::geometry::Earth geo;
+    EXPECT_APPROX_EQ(geo.xyz(P1), PointXYZ(-1.60418e+06,486624,-6.14673e+06), 50.);
+}
+
+
 }  // namespace test
 }  // namespace atlas