diff --git a/include/MixerChannelView.h b/include/MixerChannelView.h
index 65a9a507fd9..fc9844a4c8b 100644
--- a/include/MixerChannelView.h
+++ b/include/MixerChannelView.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace lmms::gui
             None, SendToThis, ReceiveFromThis
         };
 
-        MixerChannelView(int channelIndex, MixerView* mixerView, QWidget* parent = nullptr);
+        MixerChannelView(QWidget* parent, MixerView* mixerView, int channelIndex);
         void paintEvent(QPaintEvent* event) override;
         void contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent*) override;
         void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent*) override;
diff --git a/src/gui/MixerChannelView.cpp b/src/gui/MixerChannelView.cpp
index 94b64886581..aad76699bb2 100644
--- a/src/gui/MixerChannelView.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/MixerChannelView.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 namespace lmms::gui
 {
-    MixerChannelView::MixerChannelView(int channelIndex, MixerView* mixerView, QWidget* parent) :
+    MixerChannelView::MixerChannelView(QWidget* parent, MixerView* mixerView, int channelIndex) :
         QWidget(parent),
         m_mixerView(mixerView),
         m_channelIndex(channelIndex)
diff --git a/src/gui/MixerView.cpp b/src/gui/MixerView.cpp
index e340709d8d9..b7a1daa9bb6 100644
--- a/src/gui/MixerView.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/MixerView.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ MixerView::MixerView() :
 
 	// add master channel
 	m_mixerChannelViews.resize(m->numChannels());
-	m_mixerChannelViews[0] = new MixerChannelView(0, this, this);
+	m_mixerChannelViews[0] = new MixerChannelView(this, this, 0);
 
 	m_racksLayout->addWidget(m_mixerChannelViews[0]->m_effectRackView);
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ MixerView::MixerView() :
 	// add mixer channels
 	for (int i = 1; i < m_mixerChannelViews.size(); ++i)
 	{
-		m_mixerChannelViews[i] = new MixerChannelView(i, this, m_channelAreaWidget);
+		m_mixerChannelViews[i] = new MixerChannelView(m_channelAreaWidget, this, i);
 		chLayout->addWidget(m_mixerChannelViews[i]);
 	}
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ int MixerView::addNewChannel()
 	Mixer * mix = Engine::mixer();
 
 	int newChannelIndex = mix->createChannel();
-	m_mixerChannelViews.push_back(new MixerChannelView(newChannelIndex, this, m_channelAreaWidget));
+	m_mixerChannelViews.push_back(new MixerChannelView(m_channelAreaWidget, this, newChannelIndex));
 	chLayout->addWidget(m_mixerChannelViews[newChannelIndex]);
 	m_racksLayout->addWidget(m_mixerChannelViews[newChannelIndex]->m_effectRackView);
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ void MixerView::refreshDisplay()
 	m_mixerChannelViews.resize(Engine::mixer()->numChannels());
 	for (int i = 1; i < m_mixerChannelViews.size(); ++i)
 	{
-		m_mixerChannelViews[i] = new MixerChannelView(i, this, m_channelAreaWidget);
+		m_mixerChannelViews[i] = new MixerChannelView(m_channelAreaWidget, this, i);
 		chLayout->addWidget(m_mixerChannelViews[i]);
 		m_racksLayout->addWidget(m_mixerChannelViews[i]->m_effectRackView);
 	}