diff --git a/include/format b/include/format
index 27dadbec..106b56fd 100644
--- a/include/format
+++ b/include/format
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ namespace std {
     // Implementation details:
     using format_arg = basic_format_arg<basic_format_context>;
     basic_format_context(O out, basic_format_args<basic_format_context> args, fmt::internal::locale_ref)
-    : out_(out), args_(args) {}
+    : args_(args), out_(out) {}
     fmt::internal::error_handler error_handler() const { return {}; }
     basic_format_arg<basic_format_context> arg(fmt::basic_string_view<charT>) const {
       return {}; // unused: named arguments are not supported yet