diff --git a/Texassemble/texassemble.cpp b/Texassemble/texassemble.cpp
index fd1ccd4..eef1bac 100644
--- a/Texassemble/texassemble.cpp
+++ b/Texassemble/texassemble.cpp
@@ -2028,10 +2028,10 @@ int __cdecl wmain(_In_ int argc, _In_z_count_(argc) wchar_t* argv[])
 
                 for (size_t j = 0; j < w; ++j)
                 {
-                    XMVECTOR pixel1 = XMVectorSelect(inPixels[j], g_XMZero, zc);
-                    pixel1 = XMVectorSelect(pixel1, g_XMOne, oc);
-                    outPixels[j] = XMVectorPermute(pixel1, inPixels2[j],
+                    XMVECTOR pixel = XMVectorPermute(inPixels[j], inPixels2[j],
                         permuteElements[0], permuteElements[1], permuteElements[2], permuteElements[3]);
+                    pixel = XMVectorSelect(pixel, g_XMZero, zc);
+                    outPixels[j] = XMVectorSelect(pixel, g_XMOne, oc);
                 }
             }, result);
         if (FAILED(hr))
diff --git a/Texconv/texconv.cpp b/Texconv/texconv.cpp
index c6f4d4d..4698c45 100644
--- a/Texconv/texconv.cpp
+++ b/Texconv/texconv.cpp
@@ -2458,10 +2458,10 @@ int __cdecl wmain(_In_ int argc, _In_z_count_(argc) wchar_t* argv[])
 
                     for (size_t j = 0; j < w; ++j)
                     {
-                        XMVECTOR pixel = XMVectorSelect(inPixels[j], g_XMZero, zc);
-                        pixel = XMVectorSelect(pixel, g_XMOne, oc);
-                        outPixels[j] = XMVectorSwizzle(pixel,
+                        XMVECTOR pixel = XMVectorSwizzle(inPixels[j],
                             swizzleElements[0], swizzleElements[1], swizzleElements[2], swizzleElements[3]);
+                        pixel = XMVectorSelect(pixel, g_XMZero, zc);
+                        outPixels[j] = XMVectorSelect(pixel, g_XMOne, oc);
                     }
                 }, *timage);
             if (FAILED(hr))