diff --git a/sw/source/core/objectpositioning/tolayoutanchoredobjectposition.cxx b/sw/source/core/objectpositioning/tolayoutanchoredobjectposition.cxx
index 992dae7..21fe423 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/objectpositioning/tolayoutanchoredobjectposition.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/objectpositioning/tolayoutanchoredobjectposition.cxx
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void SwToLayoutAnchoredObjectPosition::CalcPosition()
             OSL_ENSURE( !bRev, "<SwToLayoutAnchoredObjectPosition::CalcPosition()> - reverse layout set." );
 
             if ( bVertL2R )
-                   aRelPos.X() = nRelPosY;
+                   aRelPos.X() = -nRelPosY;
             else
                    aRelPos.X() = -nRelPosY - aObjBoundRect.Width();
             maOffsetToFrameAnchorPos.X() = nVertOffsetToFrameAnchorPos;