diff --git a/cogl/cogl-matrix.h b/cogl/cogl-matrix.h
index f335940ae..80b828e66 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-matrix.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl-matrix.h
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ typedef struct _CoglMatrix      CoglMatrix;
  */
 struct _CoglMatrix
 {
-  /*< private >*/
-
   /* column 0 */
   float xx;
   float yx;
@@ -98,6 +96,8 @@ struct _CoglMatrix
   float zw;
   float ww;
 
+  /*< private >*/
+
   /* Note: we may want to extend this later with private flags
    * and a cache of the inverse transform matrix. */
   float   inv[16];