diff --git a/uom.xml b/uom.xml
index fc364adf1a..1560cbc0ad 100644
--- a/uom.xml
+++ b/uom.xml
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ this repository contains the full copyright notices and license terms. -->
             <field name="name">Gram</field>
             <field name="symbol">g</field>
             <field name="category" ref="uom_cat_weight"/>
-            <field name="rate" eval="0.001"/>
-            <field name="factor" eval="1000"/>
+            <field name="factor" eval="0.001"/>
+            <field name="rate" eval="1000"/>
         </record>
         <record model="product.uom" id="uom_carat">
             <field name="name">Carat</field>