diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k.h
index b14441944b4b..db72e5e4acd3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k.h
@@ -189,13 +189,14 @@ struct fm10k_q_vector {
 	struct fm10k_ring_container rx, tx;
 
 	struct napi_struct napi;
+	struct rcu_head rcu;	/* to avoid race with update stats on free */
+
 	cpumask_t affinity_mask;
 	char name[IFNAMSIZ + 9];
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	struct dentry *dbg_q_vector;
 #endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG_FS */
-	struct rcu_head rcu;	/* to avoid race with update stats on free */
 
 	/* for dynamic allocation of rings associated with this q_vector */
 	struct fm10k_ring ring[0] ____cacheline_internodealigned_in_smp;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 4c8c31692e9e..edb5e408c980 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -864,6 +864,7 @@ struct i40e_q_vector {
 	u16 reg_idx;		/* register index of the interrupt */
 
 	struct napi_struct napi;
+	struct rcu_head rcu;	/* to avoid race with update stats on free */
 
 	struct i40e_ring_container rx;
 	struct i40e_ring_container tx;
@@ -874,7 +875,6 @@ struct i40e_q_vector {
 	cpumask_t affinity_mask;
 	struct irq_affinity_notify affinity_notify;
 
-	struct rcu_head rcu;	/* to avoid race with update stats on free */
 	char name[I40E_INT_NAME_STR_LEN];
 	bool arm_wb_state;
 } ____cacheline_internodealigned_in_smp;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
index 0142ca226bf5..0f9a1fce0dee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
@@ -458,9 +458,10 @@ struct ixgbe_q_vector {
 	struct ixgbe_ring_container rx, tx;
 
 	struct napi_struct napi;
+	struct rcu_head rcu;	/* to avoid race with update stats on free */
+
 	cpumask_t affinity_mask;
 	int numa_node;
-	struct rcu_head rcu;	/* to avoid race with update stats on free */
 	char name[IFNAMSIZ + 9];
 
 	/* for dynamic allocation of rings associated with this q_vector */