diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/ArrayKernel.hh b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/ArrayKernel.hh
index 736d4a4b..ca64af46 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/ArrayKernel.hh
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/ArrayKernel.hh
@@ -642,8 +642,8 @@ public:
   class AutoStatusSetT : public StatusSetT<HandleT>
   {
   private:
-    typedef StatusSetT<Handle> Base;
     typedef HandleT Handle;
+    typedef StatusSetT<Handle> Base;
 
   public:
     AutoStatusSetT(ArrayKernel& _kernel)