diff --git a/jetty-core/jetty-start/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/StartArgs.java b/jetty-core/jetty-start/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/StartArgs.java
index d9f54b04984..6657fe4787d 100644
--- a/jetty-core/jetty-start/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/StartArgs.java
+++ b/jetty-core/jetty-start/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/StartArgs.java
@@ -656,15 +656,15 @@ public class StartArgs
                 cmd.addArg(propPath.toAbsolutePath().toString());
             }
 
-            for (Path xml : jettyEnvironment.getXmlFiles())
-            {
-                cmd.addArg(xml.toAbsolutePath().toString());
-            }
-
             for (Path propertyFile : jettyEnvironment.getPropertyFiles())
             {
                 cmd.addArg(propertyFile.toAbsolutePath().toString());
             }
+
+            for (Path xml : jettyEnvironment.getXmlFiles())
+            {
+                cmd.addArg(xml.toAbsolutePath().toString());
+            }
         }
 
         if (parts.contains("envs"))