diff --git a/svx/source/svdraw/svdoashp.cxx b/svx/source/svdraw/svdoashp.cxx
index 783f0463e304..7e213b7e91b4 100644
--- a/svx/source/svdraw/svdoashp.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/svdraw/svdoashp.cxx
@@ -2298,10 +2298,10 @@ void SdrObjCustomShape::SetVerticalWriting( sal_Bool bVertical )
                 case SDRTEXTHORZADJUST_BLOCK: aNewSet.Put(SdrTextVertAdjustItem(SDRTEXTVERTADJUST_BLOCK)); break;
             }
 
-            SetObjectItemSet( aNewSet );
             pOutlinerParaObject = GetOutlinerParaObject();
             if ( pOutlinerParaObject )
                 pOutlinerParaObject->SetVertical(bVertical);
+            SetObjectItemSet( aNewSet );
 
             // restore object size
             SetSnapRect(aObjectRect);