diff --git a/security/selinux/include/objsec.h b/security/selinux/include/objsec.h
index 032c2357dad1..5f0be19ca43a 100644
--- a/security/selinux/include/objsec.h
+++ b/security/selinux/include/objsec.h
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ struct inode_security_struct {
 	u32 sid;		/* SID of this object */
 	u16 sclass;		/* security class of this object */
 	unsigned char initialized;	/* initialization flag */
-	struct mutex lock;
 	unsigned char inherit;	/* inherit SID from parent entry */
+	struct mutex lock;
 };
 
 struct file_security_struct {