diff --git a/glm/detail/type_quat.hpp b/glm/detail/type_quat.hpp
index 58261811..b595f484 100644
--- a/glm/detail/type_quat.hpp
+++ b/glm/detail/type_quat.hpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace glm
 #			ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_WXYZ
 				T w, x, y, z;
 #			else
-				T w, x, y, z;
+				T x, y, z, w;
 #			endif
 #		endif