diff --git a/src/textord/tabfind.cpp b/src/textord/tabfind.cpp
index 1442591990..18e36d4eb4 100644
--- a/src/textord/tabfind.cpp
+++ b/src/textord/tabfind.cpp
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ TabFind::TabFind(int gridsize, const ICOORD& bleft, const ICOORD& tright,
                  int resolution)
   : AlignedBlob(gridsize, bleft, tright),
     resolution_(resolution),
-    v_it_(&vectors_),
-    image_origin_(0, tright.y() - 1) {
+    image_origin_(0, tright.y() - 1),
+    v_it_(&vectors_) {
   width_cb_ = nullptr;
   v_it_.add_list_after(vlines);
   SetVerticalSkewAndParellelize(vertical_x, vertical_y);