diff --git a/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_vcproj.cpp b/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_vcproj.cpp
index 48b8bea8124..ac198dcda36 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_vcproj.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_vcproj.cpp
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ const char _slnExtSections[]    = "\n\tGlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = pos
 VcprojGenerator::VcprojGenerator()
     : Win32MakefileGenerator(),
       is64Bit(false),
-      projectWriter(0),
-      customBuildToolFilterFileSuffix(QStringLiteral(".cbt"))
+      customBuildToolFilterFileSuffix(QStringLiteral(".cbt")),
+      projectWriter(0)
 {
 }