diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/fb2/fb2ml.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/fb2/fb2ml.py
index ed7a1a459e..cee5c735e0 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/fb2/fb2ml.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/fb2/fb2ml.py
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ class FB2MLizer(object):
                         <version>1.0</version>
                     </document-info>
                     <publish-info>
-                        %(year)s
                         %(publisher)s
+                        %(year)s
                         %(isbn)s
                     </publish-info>
                 </description>\n''') % metadata