diff --git a/js/ui/popupMenu.js b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
index 17a5a911a..fbe409ee2 100644
--- a/js/ui/popupMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
@@ -394,10 +394,10 @@ const PopupImageMenuItem = new Lang.Class({
     _init: function (text, icon, params) {
         this.parent(params);
 
-        this.label = new St.Label({ text: text });
-        this.actor.add_child(this.label);
         this._icon = new St.Icon({ style_class: 'popup-menu-icon' });
         this.actor.add_child(this._icon, { align: St.Align.END });
+        this.label = new St.Label({ text: text });
+        this.actor.add_child(this.label);
         this.actor.label_actor = this.label;
 
         this.setIcon(icon);