diff --git a/source/blender/editors/animation/keyframing.c b/source/blender/editors/animation/keyframing.c
index 12f83343299..acf53541843 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/animation/keyframing.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/animation/keyframing.c
@@ -1081,10 +1081,7 @@ static float *visualkey_get_values(
   }
 
   if (strstr(identifier, "rotation_quaternion")) {
-    float mat3[3][3];
-
-    copy_m3_m4(mat3, tmat);
-    mat3_to_quat_is_ok(buffer, mat3);
+    mat4_to_quat(buffer, tmat);
 
     *r_count = 4;
     return buffer;