Index: subc_help.c
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--- subc_help.c	(revision 19586)
+++ subc_help.c	(revision 19587)
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 	pcb_layer_type_t side = bottom ? PCB_LYT_BOTTOM : PCB_LYT_TOP;
 	pcb_layer_t *ly = pcb_subc_get_layer(sc, side | PCB_LYT_SILK, 0, pcb_true, "top-silk", pcb_false);
 	if (ly != NULL)
-		return pcb_text_new(ly, pcb_font(PCB, 0, 0), x, y, direction, scale, 0, pattern, pcb_flag_make(PCB_FLAG_DYNTEXT | PCB_FLAG_FLOATER | (bottom ? PCB_FLAG_ONSOLDER : 0)));
+		return pcb_text_new(ly, pcb_font(PCB, 0, 0), x, y, 90.0 * direction, scale, 0, pattern, pcb_flag_make(PCB_FLAG_DYNTEXT | PCB_FLAG_FLOATER | (bottom ? PCB_FLAG_ONSOLDER : 0)));
 	return 0;
 }