diff --git a/base_classes/NXobject.nxdl.xml b/base_classes/NXobject.nxdl.xml
index fe185e4a36..9683784903 100644
--- a/base_classes/NXobject.nxdl.xml
+++ b/base_classes/NXobject.nxdl.xml
@@ -33,20 +33,6 @@
 	<field name="identifierNAME" type="NX_CHAR" nameType="partial">
 		<doc>
 			An identifier for a (persistent) resource.
-    <attribute name="default">
-        <doc>
-            .. index:: plotting
-
-            Declares which child group contains a path leading
-            to a :ref:`NXdata` group.
-
-            It is recommended (as of NIAC2014) to use this attribute
-            to help define the path to the default dataset to be plotted.
-            See https://www.nexusformat.org/2014_How_to_find_default_data.html
-            for a summary of the discussion.
-        </doc>
-    </attribute>
-</definition>
 
 			An identifier, provided by some authority, that has been assigned to an
 			object described by this ``NXobject``. To be useful, the identifier
@@ -210,4 +196,17 @@
 			</enumeration>
 		</attribute>
 	</field>
+	<attribute name="default">
+        <doc>
+            .. index:: plotting
+
+            Declares which child group contains a path leading
+            to a :ref:`NXdata` group.
+
+            It is recommended (as of NIAC2014) to use this attribute
+            to help define the path to the default dataset to be plotted.
+            See https://www.nexusformat.org/2014_How_to_find_default_data.html
+            for a summary of the discussion.
+        </doc>
+    </attribute>
 </definition>