diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Atom.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Atom.js
index 7f6aaa1f6d..a36a2b4b0e 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Atom.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Atom.js
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.Atom = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 }
                 components.push(
                     new OpenLayers.Geometry.Polygon(
-                        [new OpenLayers.Geometry.LinearRing(components)]
+                        [new OpenLayers.Geometry.LinearRing(points)]
                     )
                 );
             }