diff --git a/Action.c b/Action.c
index 2fd0be764..698b15257 100644
--- a/Action.c
+++ b/Action.c
@@ -733,9 +733,9 @@ static Htop_Reaction actionHelp(State* st) {
    mvaddstr(line++, 0, "Memory bar:    ");
    addattrstr(CRT_colors[BAR_BORDER], "[");
    addbartext(CRT_colors[MEMORY_USED], "", "used");
-   addbartext(CRT_colors[MEMORY_BUFFERS_TEXT], "/", "buffers");
    addbartext(CRT_colors[MEMORY_SHARED], "/", "shared");
    addbartext(CRT_colors[MEMORY_COMPRESSED], "/", "compressed");
+   addbartext(CRT_colors[MEMORY_BUFFERS_TEXT], "/", "buffers");
    addbartext(CRT_colors[MEMORY_CACHE], "/", "cache");
    addbartext(CRT_colors[BAR_SHADOW], "          ", "used");
    addbartext(CRT_colors[BAR_SHADOW], "/", "total");
diff --git a/MemoryMeter.c b/MemoryMeter.c
index c7d99f885..3ddb04383 100644
--- a/MemoryMeter.c
+++ b/MemoryMeter.c
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ in the source distribution for its full text.
 
 static const int MemoryMeter_attributes[] = {
    MEMORY_USED,
-   MEMORY_BUFFERS,
    MEMORY_SHARED,
    MEMORY_COMPRESSED,
+   MEMORY_BUFFERS,
    MEMORY_CACHE
 };
 
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ static void MemoryMeter_display(const Object* cast, RichString* out) {
    RichString_appendAscii(out, CRT_colors[METER_TEXT], " used:");
    RichString_appendAscii(out, CRT_colors[MEMORY_USED], buffer);
 
-   Meter_humanUnit(buffer, this->values[MEMORY_METER_BUFFERS], sizeof(buffer));
-   RichString_appendAscii(out, CRT_colors[METER_TEXT], " buffers:");
-   RichString_appendAscii(out, CRT_colors[MEMORY_BUFFERS_TEXT], buffer);
-
    /* shared memory is not supported on all platforms */
    if (isNonnegative(this->values[MEMORY_METER_SHARED])) {
       Meter_humanUnit(buffer, this->values[MEMORY_METER_SHARED], sizeof(buffer));
@@ -84,6 +80,10 @@ static void MemoryMeter_display(const Object* cast, RichString* out) {
       RichString_appendAscii(out, CRT_colors[MEMORY_COMPRESSED], buffer);
    }
 
+   Meter_humanUnit(buffer, this->values[MEMORY_METER_BUFFERS], sizeof(buffer));
+   RichString_appendAscii(out, CRT_colors[METER_TEXT], " buffers:");
+   RichString_appendAscii(out, CRT_colors[MEMORY_BUFFERS_TEXT], buffer);
+
    Meter_humanUnit(buffer, this->values[MEMORY_METER_CACHE], sizeof(buffer));
    RichString_appendAscii(out, CRT_colors[METER_TEXT], " cache:");
    RichString_appendAscii(out, CRT_colors[MEMORY_CACHE], buffer);
diff --git a/MemoryMeter.h b/MemoryMeter.h
index b6568afca..e39b3bd38 100644
--- a/MemoryMeter.h
+++ b/MemoryMeter.h
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ in the source distribution for its full text.
 
 typedef enum {
    MEMORY_METER_USED = 0,
-   MEMORY_METER_BUFFERS = 1,
-   MEMORY_METER_SHARED = 2,
-   MEMORY_METER_COMPRESSED = 3,
+   MEMORY_METER_SHARED = 1,
+   MEMORY_METER_COMPRESSED = 2,
+   MEMORY_METER_BUFFERS = 3,
    MEMORY_METER_CACHE = 4,
    MEMORY_METER_AVAILABLE = 5,
    MEMORY_METER_ITEMCOUNT = 6, // number of entries in this enum
diff --git a/darwin/Platform.c b/darwin/Platform.c
index 6a9c21847..f72f8aece 100644
--- a/darwin/Platform.c
+++ b/darwin/Platform.c
@@ -292,9 +292,9 @@ void Platform_setMemoryValues(Meter* mtr) {
 
    mtr->total = dhost->host_info.max_mem / 1024;
    mtr->values[MEMORY_METER_USED] = (double)(vm->active_count + vm->wire_count) * page_K;
-   mtr->values[MEMORY_METER_BUFFERS] = (double)vm->purgeable_count * page_K;
    // mtr->values[MEMORY_METER_SHARED] = "shared memory, like tmpfs and shm"
    // mtr->values[MEMORY_METER_COMPRESSED] = "compressed memory, like zswap on linux"
+   mtr->values[MEMORY_METER_BUFFERS] = (double)vm->purgeable_count * page_K;
    mtr->values[MEMORY_METER_CACHE] = (double)vm->inactive_count * page_K;
    // mtr->values[MEMORY_METER_AVAILABLE] = "available memory"
 }
diff --git a/dragonflybsd/Platform.c b/dragonflybsd/Platform.c
index d94d7a18e..ff2300aaa 100644
--- a/dragonflybsd/Platform.c
+++ b/dragonflybsd/Platform.c
@@ -214,9 +214,9 @@ void Platform_setMemoryValues(Meter* this) {
 
    this->total = host->totalMem;
    this->values[MEMORY_METER_USED] = host->usedMem;
-   this->values[MEMORY_METER_BUFFERS] = host->buffersMem;
    // this->values[MEMORY_METER_SHARED] = "shared memory, like tmpfs and shm"
-   // mtr->values[MEMORY_METER_COMPRESSED] = "compressed memory, like zswap on linux"
+   // this->values[MEMORY_METER_COMPRESSED] = "compressed memory, like zswap on linux"
+   this->values[MEMORY_METER_BUFFERS] = host->buffersMem;
    this->values[MEMORY_METER_CACHE] = host->cachedMem;
    // this->values[MEMORY_METER_AVAILABLE] = "available memory"
 }
diff --git a/freebsd/Platform.c b/freebsd/Platform.c
index 9b8981adf..9be7195e5 100644
--- a/freebsd/Platform.c
+++ b/freebsd/Platform.c
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ void Platform_setMemoryValues(Meter* this) {
 
    this->total = host->totalMem;
    this->values[MEMORY_METER_USED] = host->usedMem;
-   this->values[MEMORY_METER_BUFFERS] = host->buffersMem;
    this->values[MEMORY_METER_SHARED] = host->sharedMem;
    // this->values[MEMORY_METER_COMPRESSED] = "compressed memory, like zswap on linux"
+   this->values[MEMORY_METER_BUFFERS] = host->buffersMem;
    this->values[MEMORY_METER_CACHE] = host->cachedMem;
    // this->values[MEMORY_METER_AVAILABLE] = "available memory"
 
diff --git a/linux/Platform.c b/linux/Platform.c
index 65f7558e0..fbbedc6ef 100644
--- a/linux/Platform.c
+++ b/linux/Platform.c
@@ -360,9 +360,9 @@ void Platform_setMemoryValues(Meter* this) {
 
    this->total = host->totalMem;
    this->values[MEMORY_METER_USED] = host->usedMem;
-   this->values[MEMORY_METER_BUFFERS] = host->buffersMem;
    this->values[MEMORY_METER_SHARED] = host->sharedMem;
    this->values[MEMORY_METER_COMPRESSED] = 0; /* compressed */
+   this->values[MEMORY_METER_BUFFERS] = host->buffersMem;
    this->values[MEMORY_METER_CACHE] = host->cachedMem;
    this->values[MEMORY_METER_AVAILABLE] = host->availableMem;
 
diff --git a/netbsd/Platform.c b/netbsd/Platform.c
index 8231cdfd2..5b09ed163 100644
--- a/netbsd/Platform.c
+++ b/netbsd/Platform.c
@@ -272,9 +272,9 @@ void Platform_setMemoryValues(Meter* this) {
    const Machine* host = this->host;
    this->total = host->totalMem;
    this->values[MEMORY_METER_USED] = host->usedMem;
-   this->values[MEMORY_METER_BUFFERS] = host->buffersMem;
    // this->values[MEMORY_METER_SHARED] = "shared memory, like tmpfs and shm"
    // this->values[MEMORY_METER_COMPRESSED] = "compressed memory, like zswap on linux"
+   this->values[MEMORY_METER_BUFFERS] = host->buffersMem;
    this->values[MEMORY_METER_CACHE] = host->cachedMem;
    // this->values[MEMORY_METER_AVAILABLE] = "available memory"
 }
diff --git a/openbsd/Platform.c b/openbsd/Platform.c
index 267da7034..b41900b03 100644
--- a/openbsd/Platform.c
+++ b/openbsd/Platform.c
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ void Platform_setMemoryValues(Meter* this) {
    usedMem -= buffersMem + cachedMem;
    this->total = host->totalMem;
    this->values[MEMORY_METER_USED] = usedMem;
-   this->values[MEMORY_METER_BUFFERS] = buffersMem;
    // this->values[MEMORY_METER_SHARED] = "shared memory, like tmpfs and shm"
    // this->values[MEMORY_METER_COMPRESSED] = "compressed memory, like zswap on linux"
+   this->values[MEMORY_METER_BUFFERS] = buffersMem;
    this->values[MEMORY_METER_CACHE] = cachedMem;
    // this->values[MEMORY_METER_AVAILABLE] = "available memory"
 }
diff --git a/solaris/Platform.c b/solaris/Platform.c
index 5117a4487..c4b121c79 100644
--- a/solaris/Platform.c
+++ b/solaris/Platform.c
@@ -240,9 +240,9 @@ void Platform_setMemoryValues(Meter* this) {
    const Machine* host = this->host;
    this->total = host->totalMem;
    this->values[MEMORY_METER_USED] = host->usedMem;
-   this->values[MEMORY_METER_BUFFERS] = host->buffersMem;
    // this->values[MEMORY_METER_SHARED] = "shared memory, like tmpfs and shm"
    // this->values[MEMORY_METER_COMPRESSED] = "compressed memory, like zswap on linux"
+   this->values[MEMORY_METER_BUFFERS] = host->buffersMem;
    this->values[MEMORY_METER_CACHE] = host->cachedMem;
    // this->values[MEMORY_METER_AVAILABLE] = "available memory"
 }