diff --git a/src/hardcopy.c b/src/hardcopy.c
index 8abfff2..785a3f5 100644
--- a/src/hardcopy.c
+++ b/src/hardcopy.c
@@ -2742,7 +2742,7 @@
 
     prt_dsc_textline("CreationDate", get_ctime(time(NULL), FALSE));
     prt_dsc_textline("DocumentData", "Clean8Bit");
-    prt_dsc_textline("Orientation", "Portrait");
+    prt_dsc_textline("Orientation", prt_portrait ? "Portrait" : "Landscape");
     prt_dsc_atend("Pages");
     prt_dsc_textline("PageOrder", "Ascend");
     // The bbox does not change with orientation - it is always in the default