diff --git a/randr/rrproviderproperty.c b/randr/rrproviderproperty.c
index 23a105c02..45e9a63e6 100644
--- a/randr/rrproviderproperty.c
+++ b/randr/rrproviderproperty.c
@@ -685,26 +685,24 @@ ProcRRGetProviderProperty(ClientPtr client)
         swapl(&reply.bytesAfter);
         swapl(&reply.nItems);
     }
+    WriteToClient(client, sizeof(xGenericReply), &reply);
     if (len) {
         memcpy(extra, (char *) prop_value->data + ind, len);
         switch (reply.format) {
         case 32:
-            if (client->swapped)
-                SwapLongs((CARD32*) extra, len/sizeof(CARD32));
+            client->pSwapReplyFunc = (ReplySwapPtr) CopySwap32Write;
             break;
         case 16:
-            if (client->swapped)
-                SwapShorts((short*) extra, len/sizeof(CARD16));
+            client->pSwapReplyFunc = (ReplySwapPtr) CopySwap16Write;
             break;
         default:
+            client->pSwapReplyFunc = (ReplySwapPtr) WriteToClient;
             break;
         }
+        WriteSwappedDataToClient(client, len, extra);
+        free(extra);
     }
 
-    WriteToClient(client, sizeof(xGenericReply), &reply);
-    WriteToClient(client, len, extra);
-    free(extra);
-
     if (stuff->delete && (reply.bytesAfter == 0)) {     /* delete the Property */
         *prev = prop->next;
         RRDestroyProviderProperty(prop);