diff --git a/wordcloud/wordcloud.py b/wordcloud/wordcloud.py
index 26b0d5425..d99444ef1 100644
--- a/wordcloud/wordcloud.py
+++ b/wordcloud/wordcloud.py
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ def generate_from_frequencies(self, frequencies, max_font_size=None):  # noqa: C
                 # but first try to rotate!
                 if not tried_other_orientation and self.prefer_horizontal < 1:
                     orientation = (Image.ROTATE_90 if orientation is None else
-                                   Image.ROTATE_90)
+                                   None)
                     tried_other_orientation = True
                 else:
                     font_size -= self.font_step