diff --git a/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.c b/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.c
index b2a32cf901..4c52ff13e1 100644
--- a/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.c
+++ b/src/core/settings/nm-settings-connection.c
@@ -158,10 +158,10 @@ typedef struct _NMSettingsConnectionPrivate {
 
     bool timestamp_set : 1;
 
-    NMSettingsConnectionIntFlags flags : 5;
-
     NMSettingsAutoconnectBlockedReason autoconnect_blocked_reason : 4;
 
+    NMSettingsConnectionIntFlags flags : 5;
+
 } NMSettingsConnectionPrivate;
 
 struct _NMSettingsConnectionClass {