diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/draftobjects/patharray.py b/src/Mod/Draft/draftobjects/patharray.py
index a6a9edaf77..20d552cb91 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/draftobjects/patharray.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/draftobjects/patharray.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class PathArray(DraftLink):
                 baseRotation = basePlacement.Rotation
                 stdX = App.Vector(1.0, 0.0, 0.0)                          #default TangentVector
                 if (not DraftVecUtils.equals(stdX, obj.TangentVector)):
-                    preRotation = App.Rotation(stdX, obj.TangentVector)   #make rotation from X to TangentVector
+                    preRotation = App.Rotation(obj.TangentVector, stdX)   #make rotation from TangentVector to X
                     netRotation = baseRotation.multiply(preRotation)
                 else:
                     netRotation = baseRotation