diff --git a/src/ui/widget/layer-selector.cpp b/src/ui/widget/layer-selector.cpp
index 0a7861dfdbcddae9f1361daa46f86de7bdfd9b27..a96c12091d2cd3a3fdfa3f73328ae4fb57004009 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/layer-selector.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget/layer-selector.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ LayerSelector::LayerSelector(SPDesktop *desktop)
 {
     set_name("LayerSelector");
 
+    _layer_name.signal_clicked().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &LayerSelector::_layerChoose));
+    _layer_name.set_relief(Gtk::RELIEF_NONE);
+    _layer_name.set_tooltip_text(_("Current layer"));
+    pack_start(_layer_name, Gtk::PACK_EXPAND_WIDGET);
+
     _eye_label = Gtk::manage(new AlternateIcons(Gtk::ICON_SIZE_MENU,
         INKSCAPE_ICON("object-visible"), INKSCAPE_ICON("object-hidden")));
     _eye_toggle.add(*_eye_label);
@@ -101,11 +106,6 @@ LayerSelector::LayerSelector(SPDesktop *desktop)
     _lock_toggle.set_tooltip_text(_("Lock or unlock current layer"));
     pack_start(_lock_toggle, Gtk::PACK_EXPAND_PADDING);
 
-    _layer_name.signal_clicked().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &LayerSelector::_layerChoose));
-    _layer_name.set_relief(Gtk::RELIEF_NONE);
-    _layer_name.set_tooltip_text(_("Current layer"));
-    pack_start(_layer_name, Gtk::PACK_EXPAND_WIDGET);
-
     _layer_name.add(_layer_label);
     _layer_label.set_max_width_chars(16);
     _layer_label.set_ellipsize(Pango::ELLIPSIZE_END);