diff --git a/glm/detail/type_quat.hpp b/glm/detail/type_quat.hpp
index d3726743..58261811 100644
--- a/glm/detail/type_quat.hpp
+++ b/glm/detail/type_quat.hpp
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ namespace glm
 #		if GLM_LANG & GLM_LANG_CXXMS_FLAG
 			union
 			{
-#				ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_XYZW
-					struct { T x, y, z, w; };
-#				else
+#				ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_WXYZ
 					struct { T w, x, y, z; };
+#				else
+					struct { T x, y, z, w; };
 #				endif
 
 				typename detail::storage<4, T, detail::is_aligned<Q>::value>::type data;
 			};
 #		else
-#			ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_XYZW
-				T x, y, z, w;
+#			ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_WXYZ
+				T w, x, y, z;
 #			else
 				T w, x, y, z;
 #			endif
diff --git a/glm/detail/type_quat.inl b/glm/detail/type_quat.inl
index ed297368..f3f47c06 100644
--- a/glm/detail/type_quat.inl
+++ b/glm/detail/type_quat.inl
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ namespace detail
 	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER GLM_CONSTEXPR T & qua<T, Q>::operator[](typename qua<T, Q>::length_type i)
 	{
 		assert(i >= 0 && i < this->length());
-#		ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_XYZW
-			return (&x)[i];
-#		else
+#		ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_WXYZ
 			return (&w)[i];
+#		else
+			return (&x)[i];
 #		endif
 	}
 
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ namespace detail
 	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER GLM_CONSTEXPR T const& qua<T, Q>::operator[](typename qua<T, Q>::length_type i) const
 	{
 		assert(i >= 0 && i < this->length());
-#		ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_XYZW
-			return (&x)[i];
-#		else
+#		ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_WXYZ
 			return (&w)[i];
+#		else
+			return (&x)[i];
 #		endif
 	}
 
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ namespace detail
 		template<typename T, qualifier Q>
 		GLM_DEFAULTED_DEFAULT_CTOR_QUALIFIER GLM_CONSTEXPR qua<T, Q>::qua()
 #			if GLM_CONFIG_CTOR_INIT != GLM_CTOR_INIT_DISABLE
-#				ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_XYZW
-					: x(0), y(0), z(0), w(1)
-#				else
+#				ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_WXYZ
 					: w(1), x(0), y(0), z(0)
+#				else
+					: x(0), y(0), z(0), w(1)
 #				endif
 #			endif
 		{}
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ namespace detail
 #	if GLM_CONFIG_DEFAULTED_FUNCTIONS == GLM_DISABLE
 		template<typename T, qualifier Q>
 		GLM_DEFAULTED_FUNC_QUALIFIER GLM_CONSTEXPR qua<T, Q>::qua(qua<T, Q> const& q)
-#			ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_XYZW
-				: x(q.x), y(q.y), z(q.z), w(q.w)
-#			else
+#			ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_WXYZ
 				: w(q.w), x(q.x), y(q.y), z(q.z)
+#			else
+				: x(q.x), y(q.y), z(q.z), w(q.w)
 #			endif
 		{}
 #	endif
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ namespace detail
 	template<typename T, qualifier Q>
 	template<qualifier P>
 	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER GLM_CONSTEXPR qua<T, Q>::qua(qua<T, P> const& q)
-#		ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_XYZW
-			: x(q.x), y(q.y), z(q.z), w(q.w)
-#		else
+#		ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_WXYZ
 			: w(q.w), x(q.x), y(q.y), z(q.z)
+#		else
+			: x(q.x), y(q.y), z(q.z), w(q.w)
 #		endif
 	{}
 
@@ -133,21 +133,20 @@ namespace detail
 
 	template<typename T, qualifier Q>
 	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER GLM_CONSTEXPR qua<T, Q>::qua(T s, vec<3, T, Q> const& v)
-#		ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_XYZW
-			: x(v.x), y(v.y), z(v.z), w(s)
-#		else
+#		ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_WXYZ
 			: w(s), x(v.x), y(v.y), z(v.z)
+#		else
+			: x(v.x), y(v.y), z(v.z), w(s)
 #		endif
 	{}
 
 	template <typename T, qualifier Q>
-#	ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_XYZW
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER GLM_CONSTEXPR qua<T, Q>::qua(T _x, T _y, T _z, T _w)
-			: x(_x), y(_y), z(_z), w(_w)
-#	else
 	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER GLM_CONSTEXPR qua<T, Q>::qua(T _w, T _x, T _y, T _z)
+#		ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_WXYZ
 			: w(_w), x(_x), y(_y), z(_z)
-#	endif
+#		else
+			: x(_x), y(_y), z(_z), w(_w)
+#		endif
 	{}
 
 	template <typename T, qualifier Q>
@@ -164,10 +163,10 @@ namespace detail
 	template<typename T, qualifier Q>
 	template<typename U, qualifier P>
 	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER GLM_CONSTEXPR qua<T, Q>::qua(qua<U, P> const& q)
-#		ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_XYZW
-			: x(static_cast<T>(q.x)), y(static_cast<T>(q.y)), z(static_cast<T>(q.z)), w(static_cast<T>(q.w))
-#		else
+#		ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_WXYZ
 			: w(static_cast<T>(q.w)), x(static_cast<T>(q.x)), y(static_cast<T>(q.y)), z(static_cast<T>(q.z))
+#		else
+			: x(static_cast<T>(q.x)), y(static_cast<T>(q.y)), z(static_cast<T>(q.z)), w(static_cast<T>(q.w))
 #		endif
 	{}
 
diff --git a/test/core/CMakeLists.txt b/test/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 6cd57b18..b8dd9683 100644
--- a/test/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ glmCreateTestGTC(core_force_platform_unknown)
 glmCreateTestGTC(core_force_pure)
 glmCreateTestGTC(core_force_unrestricted_gentype)
 glmCreateTestGTC(core_force_xyzw_only)
-glmCreateTestGTC(core_force_quat_xyzw)
+glmCreateTestGTC(core_force_quat_wxyz)
 glmCreateTestGTC(core_type_aligned)
 glmCreateTestGTC(core_type_cast)
 glmCreateTestGTC(core_type_ctor)
diff --git a/test/core/core_force_quat_xyzw.cpp b/test/core/core_force_quat_wxyz.cpp
similarity index 78%
rename from test/core/core_force_quat_xyzw.cpp
rename to test/core/core_force_quat_wxyz.cpp
index 7d5281c2..bcb57394 100644
--- a/test/core/core_force_quat_xyzw.cpp
+++ b/test/core/core_force_quat_wxyz.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#define GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_XYZW
+#define GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_WXYZ
 #define GLM_FORCE_INLINE
 
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>