diff --git a/utils/plots.py b/utils/plots.py
index 1bbb9c09c33a..53e326c23f6e 100644
--- a/utils/plots.py
+++ b/utils/plots.py
@@ -484,6 +484,6 @@ def save_one_box(xyxy, im, file=Path('im.jpg'), gain=1.02, pad=10, square=False,
     if save:
         file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)  # make directory
         f = str(increment_path(file).with_suffix('.jpg'))
-        # cv2.imwrite(f, crop)  # https://github.com/ultralytics/yolov5/issues/7007 chroma subsampling issue
-        Image.fromarray(cv2.cvtColor(crop, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)).save(f, quality=95, subsampling=0)
+        # cv2.imwrite(f, crop)  # save BGR, https://github.com/ultralytics/yolov5/issues/7007 chroma subsampling issue
+        Image.fromarray(crop[..., ::-1]).save(f, quality=95, subsampling=0)  # save RGB
     return crop