diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 913327257e..abf7d490b9 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2007-08-04  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@redhat.com>
 
+	* sysdeps/unix/opendir.c (__alloc_dir): Correct order of DIR
+	elements during initialization.
+
 	* po/pl.po: Updated translation from translation team.
 	* po/tr.po: Likewise.
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/opendir.c b/sysdeps/unix/opendir.c
index 34f5b719d3..0a116247d2 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/opendir.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/opendir.c
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ __alloc_dir (int fd, bool close_fd, const struct stat64 *statp)
       return NULL;
     }
 
-  dirp->allocation = allocation;
+  dirp->fd = fd;
 #ifndef NOT_IN_libc
   __libc_lock_init (dirp->lock);
 #endif
-  dirp->fd = fd;
+  dirp->allocation = allocation;
   dirp->size = 0;
   dirp->offset = 0;
   dirp->filepos = 0;