diff --git a/src/Arduino_TFT.cpp b/src/Arduino_TFT.cpp
index d6627a65..1bd67ff1 100644
--- a/src/Arduino_TFT.cpp
+++ b/src/Arduino_TFT.cpp
@@ -225,14 +225,14 @@ void Arduino_TFT::setRotation(uint8_t r)
   _currentH = 0xFFFF;
 }
 
-// TFT optimization code, too big for ATMEL family
-#if !defined(LITTLE_FOOT_PRINT)
-
 void Arduino_TFT::writeColor(uint16_t color)
 {
   _bus->write16(color);
 }
 
+// TFT optimization code, too big for ATMEL family
+#if !defined(LITTLE_FOOT_PRINT)
+
 void Arduino_TFT::writeBytes(uint8_t *data, uint32_t len)
 {
   _bus->writeBytes(data, len);
diff --git a/src/Arduino_TFT.h b/src/Arduino_TFT.h
index 30281cc5..e93b8dd1 100644
--- a/src/Arduino_TFT.h
+++ b/src/Arduino_TFT.h
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ class Arduino_TFT : public Arduino_GFX
   virtual void writeRepeat(uint16_t color, uint32_t len);
 
   void setAddrWindow(int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t w, uint16_t h);
+  virtual void writeColor(uint16_t color);
 
 // TFT optimization code, too big for ATMEL family
 #if !defined(LITTLE_FOOT_PRINT)
-  virtual void writeColor(uint16_t color);
   virtual void writePixels(uint16_t *data, uint32_t size);
   virtual void writeIndexedPixels(uint8_t *bitmap, uint16_t *color_index, uint32_t len);
   virtual void writeIndexedPixelsDouble(uint8_t *bitmap, uint16_t *color_index, uint32_t len);
diff --git a/src/Arduino_TFT_18bit.cpp b/src/Arduino_TFT_18bit.cpp
index 93844968..6cb48f3d 100644
--- a/src/Arduino_TFT_18bit.cpp
+++ b/src/Arduino_TFT_18bit.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ Arduino_TFT_18bit::Arduino_TFT_18bit(
 {
 }
 
+void Arduino_TFT_18bit::writeColor(uint16_t color)
+{
+  _bus->write((color & 0xF800) >> 8);
+  _bus->write((color & 0x07E0) >> 3);
+  _bus->write(color << 3);
+}
+
 void Arduino_TFT_18bit::writePixelPreclipped(int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t color)
 {
   writeAddrWindow(x, y, 1, 1);
@@ -43,13 +50,6 @@ void Arduino_TFT_18bit::writeRepeat(uint16_t color, uint32_t len)
 // TFT optimization code, too big for ATMEL family
 #if !defined(LITTLE_FOOT_PRINT)
 
-void Arduino_TFT_18bit::writeColor(uint16_t color)
-{
-  _bus->write((color & 0xF800) >> 8);
-  _bus->write((color & 0x07E0) >> 3);
-  _bus->write(color << 3);
-}
-
 void Arduino_TFT_18bit::writePixels(uint16_t *data, uint32_t len)
 {
   uint16_t d;
diff --git a/src/Arduino_TFT_18bit.h b/src/Arduino_TFT_18bit.h
index 8b4515ef..0e946117 100644
--- a/src/Arduino_TFT_18bit.h
+++ b/src/Arduino_TFT_18bit.h
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ class Arduino_TFT_18bit : public Arduino_TFT
 public:
   Arduino_TFT_18bit(Arduino_DataBus *bus, int8_t rst, uint8_t r, bool ips, int16_t w, int16_t h, uint8_t col_offset1, uint8_t row_offset1, uint8_t col_offset2, uint8_t row_offset2);
 
+  void writeColor(uint16_t color) override;
   void writePixelPreclipped(int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t color) override;
   void writeRepeat(uint16_t color, uint32_t len) override;
 
 // TFT optimization code, too big for ATMEL family
 #if !defined(LITTLE_FOOT_PRINT)
-  void writeColor(uint16_t color) override;
   void writePixels(uint16_t *data, uint32_t len) override;
   void writeIndexedPixels(uint8_t *bitmap, uint16_t *color_index, uint32_t len) override;
   void writeIndexedPixelsDouble(uint8_t *bitmap, uint16_t *color_index, uint32_t len) override;