diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index 080b5273e..44f6b67de 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -5793,13 +5793,13 @@ needs to be inserted at a specific position in the font-lock sequence.")
 		 '(1 'org-special-keyword t)
 		 '(3 'org-property-value t))
 	   ;; Links
+	   (if (memq 'footnote lk) '(org-activate-footnote-links))
 	   (if (memq 'tag lk) '(org-activate-tags (1 'org-tag prepend)))
 	   (if (memq 'angle lk) '(org-activate-angle-links (0 'org-link t)))
 	   (if (memq 'plain lk) '(org-activate-plain-links))
 	   (if (memq 'bracket lk) '(org-activate-bracket-links (0 'org-link t)))
 	   (if (memq 'radio lk) '(org-activate-target-links (0 'org-link t)))
 	   (if (memq 'date lk) '(org-activate-dates (0 'org-date t)))
-	   (if (memq 'footnote lk) '(org-activate-footnote-links))
 	   '("^&?%%(.*\\|<%%([^>\n]*?>" (0 'org-sexp-date t))
 	   '(org-hide-wide-columns (0 nil append))
 	   ;; TODO keyword