diff --git a/layers.cpp b/layers.cpp
index 81cb6e5774..1fb08c8725 100644
--- a/layers.cpp
+++ b/layers.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ License. See the file "COPYING" for the exact licensing terms.
  the clients were created.
 
  Every window has one layer assigned in which it is. There are 6 layers,
- from bottom : DesktopLayer, BelowLayer, NormalLayer, AboveLayer, DockLayer
+ from bottom : DesktopLayer, BelowLayer, NormalLayer, DockLayer, AboveLayer
  and ActiveLayer (see also NETWM sect.7.10.). The layer a window is in depends
  on the window type, and on other things like whether the window is active.
 
diff --git a/utils.h b/utils.h
index c90ab3d2bb..931806efac 100644
--- a/utils.h
+++ b/utils.h
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ enum Layer
     DesktopLayer = FirstLayer,
     BelowLayer,
     NormalLayer,
-    AboveLayer,
     DockLayer,
+    AboveLayer,
     ActiveLayer, // active fullscreen, or active dialog
     NumLayers // number of layers, must be last
     };