diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b3fab699610f151c4a42043e7f5d04ca5b75b74c..009fd06802e0f81a1fa4063f0e5d4c395505bf00 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	* doc/texinfo/nano.texi: Condense the descriptions of command-key
 	sequences and of the screen layout, mention how to enter Unicode,
 	and mention that regular expressions are line oriented.
+	* src/global.c (shortcut_init): Put four strings in standard order.
 
 2016-01-31  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/files.c (has_valid_path): Be more specific in how a given path
diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index 829c19bf849d5d23838909ee59ede9a2013dce30..ad9cffc868e152df4ed4809ea59793571fcc1abd 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -552,11 +552,11 @@ void shortcut_init(void)
     const char *nano_undo_msg = N_("Undo the last operation");
     const char *nano_redo_msg = N_("Redo the last undone operation");
 #endif
-    const char *nano_forward_msg = N_("Go forward one character");
     const char *nano_back_msg = N_("Go back one character");
+    const char *nano_forward_msg = N_("Go forward one character");
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
-    const char *nano_nextword_msg = N_("Go forward one word");
     const char *nano_prevword_msg = N_("Go back one word");
+    const char *nano_nextword_msg = N_("Go forward one word");
 #endif
     const char *nano_prevline_msg = N_("Go to previous line");
     const char *nano_nextline_msg = N_("Go to next line");