diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader.go b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
index b8b06f1f42..b7dfa77507 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ type BlockChain interface {
 }
 
 // New creates a new downloader to fetch hashes and blocks from remote peers.
-func New(stateDb ethdb.Database, chain BlockChain, mode ethconfig.SyncMode, dropPeer peerDropFn, success func()) *Downloader {
+func New(stateDb ethdb.Database, mode ethconfig.SyncMode, chain BlockChain, dropPeer peerDropFn, success func()) *Downloader {
 	cutoffNumber, cutoffHash := chain.HistoryPruningCutoff()
 	dl := &Downloader{
 		stateDB:           stateDb,
diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go b/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
index d3f065f8bf..bed31c195a 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func newTesterWithNotification(t *testing.T, mode ethconfig.SyncMode, success fu
 		chain: chain,
 		peers: make(map[string]*downloadTesterPeer),
 	}
-	tester.downloader = New(db, tester.chain, mode, tester.dropPeer, success)
+	tester.downloader = New(db, mode, tester.chain, tester.dropPeer, success)
 	return tester
 }
 
diff --git a/eth/handler.go b/eth/handler.go
index 519500dc5c..830dc83122 100644
--- a/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/handler.go
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func newHandler(config *handlerConfig) (*handler, error) {
 		handlerStartCh: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 	// Construct the downloader (long sync)
-	h.downloader = downloader.New(config.Database, h.chain, config.Sync, h.removePeer, h.enableSyncedFeatures)
+	h.downloader = downloader.New(config.Database, config.Sync, h.chain, h.removePeer, h.enableSyncedFeatures)
 
 	// If snap sync is requested but snapshots are disabled, fail loudly
 	if h.downloader.ConfigSyncMode() == ethconfig.SnapSync && (config.Chain.Snapshots() == nil && config.Chain.TrieDB().Scheme() == rawdb.HashScheme) {