diff --git a/include/r3.h b/include/r3.h
index 91d300d..15e769f 100644
--- a/include/r3.h
+++ b/include/r3.h
@@ -46,10 +46,12 @@ struct _node {
     /** compile-time variables here.... **/
 
     /* the combined regexp pattern string from pattern_tokens */
-    char * combined_pattern;
     pcre * pcre_pattern;
     pcre_extra * pcre_extra;
 
+
+    char * combined_pattern;
+
     /**
      * the pointer of route data
      */