diff --git a/src/ui/qmlcommon/QGCCompassInstrument.qml b/src/ui/qmlcommon/QGCCompassInstrument.qml
index 0de01011fb1e39f33e32aeabcfdfc8ebfd093831..2b5528d121d173b8840fcb35f4c0a53787e4eff8 100644
--- a/src/ui/qmlcommon/QGCCompassInstrument.qml
+++ b/src/ui/qmlcommon/QGCCompassInstrument.qml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ QGCMovableItem {
         transform: Rotation {
             origin.x:   pointer.width  / 2
             origin.y:   pointer.height / 2
-            angle:      -heading
+            angle:      heading
         }
     }
     Image {