diff --git a/src/Backends/Rendering/Software.cpp b/src/Backends/Rendering/Software.cpp
index cce7a35f..7c5be9a2 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Rendering/Software.cpp
+++ b/src/Backends/Rendering/Software.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static RenderBackend_Surface framebuffer;
 
 static RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *glyph_atlas;
 static RenderBackend_Surface *glyph_destination_surface;
-static unsigned char glyph_colour_channels[3];
+static unsigned char glyph_colour_channels[4];
 
 RenderBackend_Surface* RenderBackend_Init(const char *window_title, size_t screen_width, size_t screen_height, bool fullscreen)
 {
@@ -421,9 +421,17 @@ void RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, RenderBa
 	glyph_atlas = atlas;
 	glyph_destination_surface = destination_surface;
 
-	glyph_colour_channels[0] = red;
-	glyph_colour_channels[1] = green;
-	glyph_colour_channels[2] = blue;
+#ifdef LITTLE_ENDIAN
+    glyph_colour_channels[0] = blue;
+    glyph_colour_channels[1] = green;
+    glyph_colour_channels[2] = red;
+    //glyph_colour_channels[3] = 0;
+#else
+    //glyph_colour_channels[0] = 0;
+    glyph_colour_channels[1] = blue;
+    glyph_colour_channels[2] = green;
+    glyph_colour_channels[3] = red;
+#endif
 }
 
 void RenderBackend_DrawGlyph(long x, long y, size_t glyph_x, size_t glyph_y, size_t glyph_width, size_t glyph_height)
@@ -487,7 +495,7 @@ void RenderBackend_DrawGlyph(long x, long y, size_t glyph_x, size_t glyph_y, siz
 
 				unsigned char *bitmap_pixel = &glyph_destination_surface->pixels[(surface_y + iy) * glyph_destination_surface->pitch + (surface_x + ix) * 4];
 
-				for (unsigned int j = 0; j < 3; ++j)
+				for (unsigned int j = 0; j < 4; ++j)
 					bitmap_pixel[j] = (unsigned char)((glyph_colour_channels[j] * alpha) + (bitmap_pixel[j] * (1.0f - alpha)));	// Alpha blending
 			}
 		}