diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
index 23bb01d7c9b99..a9bd7e3bd5541 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
@@ -517,8 +517,8 @@ struct mlx5_rate_limit {
 
 struct mlx5_rl_entry {
 	u8 rl_raw[MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(set_pp_rate_limit_context)];
-	u16 index;
 	u64 refcount;
+	u16 index;
 	u16 uid;
 	u8 dedicated : 1;
 };