diff --git a/ebtree/eb32sctree.h b/ebtree/eb32sctree.h
index 9d0c99765..51a2664ed 100644
--- a/ebtree/eb32sctree.h
+++ b/ebtree/eb32sctree.h
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ typedef   signed int s32;
  */
 struct eb32sc_node {
 	struct eb_node node; /* the tree node, must be at the beginning */
+	u32 key;
 	unsigned long node_s; /* visibility of this node's branches */
 	unsigned long leaf_s; /* visibility of this node's leaf */
-	u32 key;
 };
 
 /*