diff --git a/src/polypcore/client.c b/src/polypcore/client.c
index 852f87b02..be970470c 100644
--- a/src/polypcore/client.c
+++ b/src/polypcore/client.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 #include "client.h"
 
-pa_client *pa_client_new(pa_core *core, const char *name, const char *driver) {
+pa_client *pa_client_new(pa_core *core, const char *driver, const char *name) {
     pa_client *c;
     int r;
     assert(core);
diff --git a/src/polypcore/client.h b/src/polypcore/client.h
index 8ddc6d942..f6ff935db 100644
--- a/src/polypcore/client.h
+++ b/src/polypcore/client.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct pa_client {
     void *userdata;
 };
 
-pa_client *pa_client_new(pa_core *c, const char *name, const char *driver);
+pa_client *pa_client_new(pa_core *c, const char *driver, const char *name);
 
 /* This function should be called only by the code that created the client */
 void pa_client_free(pa_client *c);