diff --git a/src/printer.js b/src/printer.js
index e04ed7dd0..e023b0507 100644
--- a/src/printer.js
+++ b/src/printer.js
@@ -460,12 +460,12 @@ function genericPrintNoParens(path, options, print, args) {
     }
     case "MethodDefinition":
     case "TSAbstractMethodDefinition":
-      if (n.static) {
-        parts.push("static ");
-      }
       if (n.accessibility) {
         parts.push(n.accessibility + " ");
       }
+      if (n.static) {
+        parts.push("static ");
+      }
       if (n.type === "TSAbstractMethodDefinition") {
         parts.push("abstract ");
       }
diff --git a/tests/typescript/conformance/ambient/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap b/tests/typescript/conformance/ambient/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap
index ad119aa1d..a6a4515bf 100644
--- a/tests/typescript/conformance/ambient/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap
+++ b/tests/typescript/conformance/ambient/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ declare class cls {
   static static(p): number;
   static q;
   private fn();
-  static private fns();
+  private static fns();
 }
 
 `;