diff --git a/src/FuncRequest.cpp b/src/FuncRequest.cpp
index 39d34e341f..e84cfa96f8 100644
--- a/src/FuncRequest.cpp
+++ b/src/FuncRequest.cpp
@@ -29,43 +29,43 @@ FuncRequest const FuncRequest::unknown(LFUN_UNKNOWN_ACTION);
 FuncRequest const FuncRequest::noaction(LFUN_NOACTION);
 
 FuncRequest::FuncRequest(Origin o)
-	: argument_(), action_(LFUN_NOACTION), origin_(o), x_(0), y_(0),
+	: action_(LFUN_NOACTION), argument_(), origin_(o), x_(0), y_(0),
 	  button_(mouse_button::none)
 {}
 
 
 FuncRequest::FuncRequest(FuncCode act, Origin o)
-	: argument_(), action_(act), origin_(o), x_(0), y_(0),
+	: action_(act), argument_(), origin_(o), x_(0), y_(0),
 	button_(mouse_button::none)
 {}
 
 
 FuncRequest::FuncRequest(FuncCode act, docstring const & arg, Origin o)
-	: argument_(arg), action_(act), origin_(o), x_(0), y_(0),
+	: action_(act), argument_(arg), origin_(o), x_(0), y_(0),
 	  button_(mouse_button::none)
 {}
 
 
 FuncRequest::FuncRequest(FuncCode act, string const & arg, Origin o)
-	: argument_(from_utf8(arg)), action_(act), origin_(o), x_(0), y_(0),
+	: action_(act), argument_(from_utf8(arg)), origin_(o), x_(0), y_(0),
 	  button_(mouse_button::none)
 {}
 
 
 FuncRequest::FuncRequest(FuncCode act, int ax, int ay,
 			 mouse_button::state but, Origin o)
-	: argument_(), action_(act), origin_(o), x_(ax), y_(ay), button_(but)
+	: action_(act), argument_(), origin_(o), x_(ax), y_(ay), button_(but)
 {}
 
 
 FuncRequest::FuncRequest(FuncRequest const & cmd, docstring const & arg, Origin o)
-	: argument_(arg), action_(cmd.action()), origin_(o),
+	: action_(cmd.action()), argument_(arg), origin_(o),
 	  x_(cmd.x_), y_(cmd.y_), button_(cmd.button_)
 {}
 
 
 FuncRequest::FuncRequest(FuncRequest const & cmd, string const & arg, Origin o)
-	: argument_(from_utf8(arg)), action_(cmd.action()), origin_(o),
+	: action_(cmd.action()), argument_(from_utf8(arg)), origin_(o),
 	  x_(cmd.x_), y_(cmd.y_), button_(cmd.button_)
 {}
 
diff --git a/src/FuncRequest.h b/src/FuncRequest.h
index b8cfd19627..7fd3e1222f 100644
--- a/src/FuncRequest.h
+++ b/src/FuncRequest.h
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ public:
 	/// 
 	static FuncRequest const noaction;
 private:
-	/// the action's string argument
-	docstring argument_;
 	/// the action
 	FuncCode action_;
+	/// the action's string argument
+	docstring argument_;
 	/// who initiated the action
 	Origin origin_;
 	/// the x coordinate of a mouse press