diff --git a/libavcodec/4xm.c b/libavcodec/4xm.c
index d2172ba256..74f2523758 100644
--- a/libavcodec/4xm.c
+++ b/libavcodec/4xm.c
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ static av_cold int decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx){
     init_vlcs(f);
 
     if(f->version>2) avctx->pix_fmt= PIX_FMT_RGB565;
-    else             avctx->pix_fmt= PIX_FMT_RGB555;
+    else             avctx->pix_fmt= PIX_FMT_BGR555;
 
     return 0;
 }