diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_comm.c b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_comm.c
index 4333c11e6a..40c54771a8 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_comm.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_comm.c
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 
 static void mca_pml_ob1_comm_proc_construct(mca_pml_ob1_comm_proc_t* proc)
 {
-    proc->expected_sequence = 1;
     proc->ompi_proc = NULL;
+    proc->expected_sequence = 1;
     proc->send_sequence = 0;
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&proc->frags_cant_match, opal_list_t);
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&proc->specific_receives, opal_list_t);
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_comm.h b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_comm.h
index 10839eb3ea..33f1695519 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_comm.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_comm.h
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ BEGIN_C_DECLS
 
 struct mca_pml_ob1_comm_proc_t {
     opal_object_t super;
-    uint16_t expected_sequence;    /**< send message sequence number - receiver side */
     struct ompi_proc_t* ompi_proc;
+    uint16_t expected_sequence;    /**< send message sequence number - receiver side */
 #if OPAL_ENABLE_MULTI_THREADS
     volatile int32_t send_sequence; /**< send side sequence number */
 #else