diff --git a/drivers/st7789/st7789.cpp b/drivers/st7789/st7789.cpp
index 7ba77607..f4d0a676 100644
--- a/drivers/st7789/st7789.cpp
+++ b/drivers/st7789/st7789.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ namespace pimoroni {
         caset[1] = 319;
         raset[0] = 0;
         raset[1] = 239;
-        madctl = 0;
+        madctl = MADCTL::RGB;
       }
 
       // Byte swap the 16bit rows/cols values