diff --git a/Modules/_randommodule.c b/Modules/_randommodule.c
index 4377ee0cf4d..af861820a2e 100644
--- a/Modules/_randommodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_randommodule.c
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@
 
 typedef struct {
     PyObject_HEAD
-    unsigned long state[N];
     int index;
+    unsigned long state[N];
 } RandomObject;
 
 static PyTypeObject Random_Type;