diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 135d8d5117..95fec0dd8c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
+        <!-- bugfixes (netty#6607) -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
+            <version>4.1.13.Final</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.bukkit</groupId>
             <artifactId>bukkit</artifactId>
@@ -57,13 +64,6 @@
             <version>5.1.42</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <!-- bugfixes (netty#6607) -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.13.Final</version>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <!-- testing -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>