diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/r300/r300_tex.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/r300/r300_tex.c
index adf69a3c257..0b4acec0448 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/r300/r300_tex.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/r300/r300_tex.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static void r300SetTexFilter(r300TexObjPtr t, GLenum minf, GLenum magf)
 
 static void r300SetTexBorderColor(r300TexObjPtr t, GLubyte c[4])
 {
-	t->pp_border_color = PACK_COLOR_8888(c[0], c[1], c[2], c[3]);
+	t->pp_border_color = PACK_COLOR_8888(c[3], c[0], c[1], c[2]);
 }
 
 /**