diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index ec17887a5bca4cf2c1b72251a5474844e77a6709..f7f1302138af00e4bf2a4f6824e521c5068e175a 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ struct netdev_hw_addr {
 #define NETDEV_HW_ADDR_T_SLAVE		3
 #define NETDEV_HW_ADDR_T_UNICAST	4
 #define NETDEV_HW_ADDR_T_MULTICAST	5
-	int			refcount;
 	bool			synced;
 	bool			global_use;
+	int			refcount;
 	struct rcu_head		rcu_head;
 };