diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5d98f742e6..f13e2e68e3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -533,8 +533,8 @@ conf.set10('HAVE_WSTRINGOP_TRUNCATION', has_wstringop_truncation)
 
 conf.set('SIZEOF_DEV_T', cc.sizeof('dev_t', prefix : '#include <sys/types.h>'))
 conf.set('SIZEOF_INO_T', cc.sizeof('ino_t', prefix : '#include <sys/types.h>'))
-conf.set('SIZEOF_TIME_T', cc.sizeof('time_t', prefix : '#include <sys/time.h>'))
 conf.set('SIZEOF_RLIM_T', cc.sizeof('rlim_t', prefix : '#include <sys/resource.h>'))
+conf.set('SIZEOF_TIME_T', cc.sizeof('time_t', prefix : '#include <sys/time.h>'))
 conf.set('SIZEOF_TIMEX_MEMBER', cc.sizeof('typeof(((struct timex *)0)->freq)', prefix : '#include <sys/timex.h>'))
 
 long_max = cc.compute_int(