diff --git a/source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_data.c b/source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_data.c
index b9a9f708af7..a2054a5f43c 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_data.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_data.c
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ int ED_mesh_color_add(Mesh *me, const char *name, const bool active_set)
 		/* copy data from active vertex color layer */
 		if (layernum) {
 			const int layernum_dst = CustomData_get_active_layer(&em->bm->ldata, CD_MLOOPCOL);
-			BM_data_layer_copy(em->bm, &em->bm->ldata, CD_MLOOPCOL, layernum, layernum_dst);
+			BM_data_layer_copy(em->bm, &em->bm->ldata, CD_MLOOPCOL, layernum_dst, layernum);
 		}
 		if (active_set || layernum == 0) {
 			CustomData_set_layer_active(&em->bm->ldata, CD_MLOOPCOL, layernum);