diff --git a/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.c b/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.c
index e071fce668..7c620a1c61 100644
--- a/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.c
+++ b/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.c
@@ -4994,6 +4994,18 @@ static const NMMetaPropertyInfo *const property_infos_CONNECTION[] = {
 	PROPERTY_INFO_WITH_DESC (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_STABLE_ID,
 		.property_type =                &_pt_gobject_string,
 	),
+[_NM_META_PROPERTY_TYPE_CONNECTION_TYPE] =
+		PROPERTY_INFO_WITH_DESC (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_TYPE,
+			.is_cli_option =                TRUE,
+			.property_alias =               "type",
+			.inf_flags =                    NM_META_PROPERTY_INF_FLAG_REQD,
+			.prompt =                       NM_META_TEXT_PROMPT_CON_TYPE,
+			.property_type = DEFINE_PROPERTY_TYPE (
+				.get_fcn =                  _get_fcn_gobject,
+				.set_fcn =                  _set_fcn_connection_type,
+				.complete_fcn =             _complete_fcn_connection_type,
+			),
+		),
 	PROPERTY_INFO_WITH_DESC (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_INTERFACE_NAME,
 		.is_cli_option =                TRUE,
 		.property_alias =               "ifname",
@@ -5005,18 +5017,6 @@ static const NMMetaPropertyInfo *const property_infos_CONNECTION[] = {
 			.complete_fcn =             _complete_fcn_gobject_devices,
 		),
 	),
-[_NM_META_PROPERTY_TYPE_CONNECTION_TYPE] =
-	PROPERTY_INFO_WITH_DESC (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_TYPE,
-		.is_cli_option =                TRUE,
-		.property_alias =               "type",
-		.inf_flags =                    NM_META_PROPERTY_INF_FLAG_REQD,
-		.prompt =                       NM_META_TEXT_PROMPT_CON_TYPE,
-		.property_type = DEFINE_PROPERTY_TYPE (
-			.get_fcn =                  _get_fcn_gobject,
-			.set_fcn =                  _set_fcn_connection_type,
-			.complete_fcn =             _complete_fcn_connection_type,
-		),
-	),
 	PROPERTY_INFO_WITH_DESC (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_AUTOCONNECT,
 		.is_cli_option =                TRUE,
 		.property_alias =               "autoconnect",
diff --git a/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.h b/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.h
index 5d6cfbbc8d..c1fd902210 100644
--- a/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.h
+++ b/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.h
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ typedef enum {
 
 enum {
 	_NM_META_PROPERTY_TYPE_VPN_SERVICE_TYPE                                 = 0,
-	_NM_META_PROPERTY_TYPE_CONNECTION_TYPE                                  = 4,
+	_NM_META_PROPERTY_TYPE_CONNECTION_TYPE                                  = 3,
 };
 
 #define nm_meta_property_info_connection_type  (nm_meta_setting_infos_editor[NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_CONNECTION].properties[_NM_META_PROPERTY_TYPE_CONNECTION_TYPE])