diff --git a/conf/hbase-default.xml b/conf/hbase-default.xml
index f75d1d5d63c..6cdc38ef784 100644
--- a/conf/hbase-default.xml
+++ b/conf/hbase-default.xml
@@ -324,6 +324,13 @@
     if you have small cells and want faster random-access of individual cells.
     </description>
   </property>
+  <property>
+      <name>hfile.block.cache.size</name>
+      <value>50000000</value>
+      <description>
+          The size of the block cache used by HFile/StoreFile. Set to 0 to disable.
+      </description>
+  </property>
   <property>
     <name>hbase.hstore.blockCache.blockSize</name>
     <value>16384</value>
@@ -394,11 +401,4 @@
       mode flag is stored at /hbase/safe-mode.
     </description>
   </property>
-  <property>
-      <name>hfile.block.cache.size</name>
-      <value>50000000</value>
-      <description>
-          The size of the block cache used by HFile/StoreFile. Set to 0 to disable.
-      </description>
-  </property>
 </configuration>