diff --git a/src/pulsecore/memblockq.c b/src/pulsecore/memblockq.c
index 18066f778..23bb7721d 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/memblockq.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/memblockq.c
@@ -936,8 +936,8 @@ void pa_memblockq_apply_attr(pa_memblockq *bq, const pa_buffer_attr *a) {
 
     pa_memblockq_set_maxlength(bq, a->maxlength);
     pa_memblockq_set_tlength(bq, a->tlength);
-    pa_memblockq_set_prebuf(bq, a->prebuf);
     pa_memblockq_set_minreq(bq, a->minreq);
+    pa_memblockq_set_prebuf(bq, a->prebuf);
 }
 
 void pa_memblockq_get_attr(pa_memblockq *bq, pa_buffer_attr *a) {
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/memblockq.h b/src/pulsecore/memblockq.h
index 08c0bf04f..83a54152f 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/memblockq.h
+++ b/src/pulsecore/memblockq.h
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ int64_t pa_memblockq_get_write_index(pa_memblockq *bq);
 /* Change metrics. Always call in order. */
 void pa_memblockq_set_maxlength(pa_memblockq *memblockq, size_t maxlength); /* might modify tlength, prebuf, minreq too */
 void pa_memblockq_set_tlength(pa_memblockq *memblockq, size_t tlength); /* might modify minreq, too */
-void pa_memblockq_set_prebuf(pa_memblockq *memblockq, size_t prebuf); /* might modify minreq, too */
-void pa_memblockq_set_minreq(pa_memblockq *memblockq, size_t minreq);
+void pa_memblockq_set_minreq(pa_memblockq *memblockq, size_t minreq); /* might modify prebuf, too */
+void pa_memblockq_set_prebuf(pa_memblockq *memblockq, size_t prebuf);
 void pa_memblockq_set_maxrewind(pa_memblockq *memblockq, size_t maxrewind); /* Set the maximum history size */
 void pa_memblockq_set_silence(pa_memblockq *memblockq, pa_memchunk *silence);