diff --git a/app/views/posts/_form.haml b/app/views/posts/_form.haml
index db790d75..bf76d6f0 100644
--- a/app/views/posts/_form.haml
+++ b/app/views/posts/_form.haml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
   .form-group
     = label_tag 'post_dir', t('posts.dir')
     = select_tag 'post[dir]',
-      options_for_select([[t('posts.ltr'), 'ltr'], [t('posts.rtl'), 'rtl']],
-      direction, { class: 'form-control' }
+      options_for_select([[t('posts.ltr'), 'ltr'], [t('posts.rtl'), 'rtl']], direction),
+      { class: 'form-control' }
   .form-group
     = text_field 'post', 'title', value: @post.title, class: field_class,
       placeholder: t('posts.title')