diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/generichighlighter/managedefinitionsdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/generichighlighter/managedefinitionsdialog.cpp
index bc69ca272ab..86d88d617e7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/generichighlighter/managedefinitionsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/generichighlighter/managedefinitionsdialog.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ using namespace Internal;
 
 ManageDefinitionsDialog::ManageDefinitionsDialog(
     const QList<HighlightDefinitionMetaData> &metaDataList, QWidget *parent) :
-    m_definitionsMetaData(metaDataList), QDialog(parent)
+    QDialog(parent), m_definitionsMetaData(metaDataList)
 {
     ui.setupUi(this);    
     ui.definitionsTable->setHorizontalHeaderLabels(