diff --git a/avocado/utils/network.py b/avocado/utils/network.py
index 63a62ffedecbe799a13ab3432d622c771737de72..13cc5c745d69b0dd1264544c11f9bf049960d9f9 100644
--- a/avocado/utils/network.py
+++ b/avocado/utils/network.py
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ def find_free_ports(start_port, end_port, count, address="localhost"):
     """
     Return count of host free ports in the range [start_port, end_port].
 
-    :param count: Initial number of ports known to be free in the range.
     :param start_port: First port that will be checked.
     :param end_port: Port immediately after the last one that will be checked.
+    :param count: Initial number of ports known to be free in the range.
     """
     ports = []
     i = start_port