diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/logging/LogFileWebEndpoint.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/logging/LogFileWebEndpoint.java
index e7043def9199..e7b60ed2a38d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/logging/LogFileWebEndpoint.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/logging/LogFileWebEndpoint.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2022 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ public class LogFileWebEndpoint {
 
 	private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(LogFileWebEndpoint.class);
 
-	private File externalFile;
-
 	private final LogFile logFile;
 
+	private final File externalFile;
+
 	public LogFileWebEndpoint(LogFile logFile, File externalFile) {
-		this.externalFile = externalFile;
 		this.logFile = logFile;
+		this.externalFile = externalFile;
 	}
 
 	@ReadOperation(produces = "text/plain; charset=UTF-8")