diff --git a/sys/net/include/pktqueue.h b/sys/net/include/pktqueue.h
index 6f00f7332d..d74ea0913a 100644
--- a/sys/net/include/pktqueue.h
+++ b/sys/net/include/pktqueue.h
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 typedef struct pktqueue_node_t {
     struct pktqueue_node_t *next;   /**< next node in queue */
-    void *data;                     /**< pointer to the data */
     uint32_t priority;              /**< priority of the node */
+    void *data;                     /**< pointer to the data */
 } pktqueue_node_t;
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/unittests/tests-pktqueue/tests-pktqueue.c b/tests/unittests/tests-pktqueue/tests-pktqueue.c
index ebb9d2f3ac..19a717631c 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/tests-pktqueue/tests-pktqueue.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/tests-pktqueue/tests-pktqueue.c
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ static void test_pktqueue_add_two_equal(void)
     pktqueue_add(root, elem1);
     pktqueue_add(root, elem2);
 
-    TEST_ASSERT(root->first == elem2);
-    TEST_ASSERT(((void *)4356) == root->first->data);
+    TEST_ASSERT(root->first == elem1);
+    TEST_ASSERT(((void *)27088) == root->first->data);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(14202, root->first->priority);
 
-    TEST_ASSERT(root->first->next == elem1);
-    TEST_ASSERT(((void *)27088) == root->first->next->data);
+    TEST_ASSERT(root->first->next == elem2);
+    TEST_ASSERT(((void *)4356) == root->first->next->data);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(14202, root->first->next->priority);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_NULL(root->first->next->next);