diff --git a/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Exporter.cpp b/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Exporter.cpp
index 0357de630c..5567f98043 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Exporter.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Exporter.cpp
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ void S6Exporter::ExportRide(rct2_ride* dst, const Ride* src)
     dst->num_circuits = src->num_circuits;
     dst->cable_lift_x = static_cast<int16_t>(src->CableLiftLoc.x);
     dst->cable_lift_y = static_cast<int16_t>(src->CableLiftLoc.y);
-    dst->cable_lift_z = static_cast<int16_t>(src->CableLiftLoc.z);
+    dst->cable_lift_z = static_cast<int16_t>(src->CableLiftLoc.z / COORDS_Z_STEP);
     // pad_1FD;
     dst->cable_lift = src->cable_lift;
 
diff --git a/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Importer.cpp b/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Importer.cpp
index 46dcbcd022..71b659f886 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Importer.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Importer.cpp
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ public:
         dst->total_air_time = src->total_air_time;
         dst->current_test_station = src->current_test_station;
         dst->num_circuits = src->num_circuits;
-        dst->CableLiftLoc = { src->cable_lift_x, src->cable_lift_y, src->cable_lift_z };
+        dst->CableLiftLoc = { src->cable_lift_x, src->cable_lift_y, src->cable_lift_z * COORDS_Z_STEP };
         // pad_1FD;
         dst->cable_lift = src->cable_lift;