diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.cpp b/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.cpp
index 6fdaacaba..4ed1be289 100644
--- a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void Awb::prepare(IPAContext &context,
 					     0, gains.g(), 0,
 					     0, 0, gains.b() } };
 	context.activeState.combinedMatrix =
-		context.activeState.combinedMatrix * gainMatrix;
+		gainMatrix * context.activeState.combinedMatrix;
 
 	frameContext.gains.red = gains.r();
 	frameContext.gains.blue = gains.b();