diff --git a/etc/controlDict b/etc/controlDict
index 4f2a881488..48edc0e713 100644
--- a/etc/controlDict
+++ b/etc/controlDict
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ DimensionedConstants
         }
         electromagnetic
         {
-            e               e [ 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 ] 1.60218e-19;
+            e               e [ 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 ] 1.60218e-19;
         }
         atomic
         {
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ DimensionedConstants
         }
         electromagnetic
         {
-            e               e [ 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 ] 1.60218e-19;
+            e               e [ 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 ] 1.60218e-19;
         }
         atomic
         {