diff --git a/glm/detail/type_quat.inl b/glm/detail/type_quat.inl
index 3aefb3f8..67b9310a 100644
--- a/glm/detail/type_quat.inl
+++ b/glm/detail/type_quat.inl
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ namespace detail
 	template <typename T, qualifier Q>
 	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER GLM_CONSTEXPR qua<T, Q>::qua(T _w, T _x, T _y, T _z)
 #		ifdef GLM_FORCE_QUAT_DATA_WXYZ
-			: y(_y), z(_z), w(_w), x(_x)
+			: w(_w), x(_x), y(_y), z(_z)
 #		else
 			: x(_x), y(_y), z(_z), w(_w)
 #		endif