diff --git a/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.cpp b/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.cpp
index 3159c0ff8..ef16f6492 100644
--- a/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.cpp
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ void DiffuseVertColorFeatureHLSL::processVert(  Vector< ShaderComponent* >& comp
       outColor->setStructName( "OUT" );
       outColor->setType( "float4" );
 
-      output = new GenOp( "   @ = @;\r\n", outColor, inColor );
+      output = new GenOp( "   @ = @.bgra;\r\n", outColor, inColor );
    }
    else
       output = NULL; // Nothing we need to do.