diff --git a/shared-module/displayio/Display.c b/shared-module/displayio/Display.c
index c2c98853d3..df6af07b47 100644
--- a/shared-module/displayio/Display.c
+++ b/shared-module/displayio/Display.c
@@ -212,21 +212,27 @@ void displayio_display_end_transaction(displayio_display_obj_t* self) {
 }
 
 void displayio_display_set_region_to_update(displayio_display_obj_t* self, uint16_t x0, uint16_t y0, uint16_t x1, uint16_t y1) {
-    uint16_t data[2];
+
     self->send(self->bus, true, &self->set_column_command, 1);
     if (self->single_byte_bounds) {
-        data[0] = __builtin_bswap16(((x0 + self->colstart) << 8) | ((x1 - 1 + self->colstart) & 0xFF));
+        uint8_t data[2];
+        data[0] = (x0 + self->colstart) & 0xFF;
+        data[1] = (x1 - 1 + self->colstart) & 0xFF;
         self->send(self->bus, false, (uint8_t*) data, 2);
     } else {
+        uint16_t data[2];
         data[0] = __builtin_bswap16(x0 + self->colstart);
         data[1] = __builtin_bswap16(x1 - 1 + self->colstart);
         self->send(self->bus, false, (uint8_t*) data, 4);
     }
     self->send(self->bus, true, &self->set_row_command, 1);
     if (self->single_byte_bounds) {
-        data[0] = __builtin_bswap16(((y0 + self->rowstart) << 8) | ((y1 - 1 + self->rowstart) & 0xFF));
+        uint8_t data[2];
+        data[0] = (y0 + self->rowstart) & 0xFF;
+        data[1] = (y1 - 1 + self->rowstart) & 0xFF;
         self->send(self->bus, false, (uint8_t*) data, 2);
     } else {
+        uint16_t data[2];
         data[0] = __builtin_bswap16(y0  + self->rowstart);
         data[1] = __builtin_bswap16(y1 - 1 + self->rowstart);
         self->send(self->bus, false, (uint8_t*) data, 4);