diff --git a/miext/sync/misyncstr.h b/miext/sync/misyncstr.h
index 2a6e84a9649d014ffab41cc22f4b96ad10a3e9fb..ea48a4519788dfe3d52402b09b3e8cc34a6b325e 100644
--- a/miext/sync/misyncstr.h
+++ b/miext/sync/misyncstr.h
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ struct _SyncObject {
     struct _SyncTriggerList *pTriglist; /* list of triggers */
     XID id;                     /* resource ID */
     unsigned char type;         /* SYNC_* */
-    Bool initialized;           /* FALSE if created but not initialized */
     Bool beingDestroyed;        /* in process of going away */
+    Bool initialized;           /* FALSE if created but not initialized */
 };
 
 typedef struct _SyncCounter {