diff --git a/src/ast.h b/src/ast.h
index 9a5227d12..9d92fc569 100644
--- a/src/ast.h
+++ b/src/ast.h
@@ -211,15 +211,15 @@ void accept_field_visitor(FieldVisitor &v, bool reverse, Field &field, Rest &...
 /// node_t is the base node of all AST nodes.
 /// It is not a template: it is possible to work concretely with this type.
 struct node_t {
+    /// The parent node, or null if this is root.
+    const node_t *parent{nullptr};
+
     /// The type of this node.
     const type_t type;
 
     /// The category of this node.
     const category_t category;
 
-    /// The parent node, or null if this is root.
-    const node_t *parent{nullptr};
-
     constexpr explicit node_t(type_t t, category_t c) : type(t), category(c) {}
 
     /// Disallow copying, etc.