diff --git a/rts/eventlog/EventLog.c b/rts/eventlog/EventLog.c
index 341123530c20d7c3ca0a285d4b852c00e9b568e3..98ccaa578b1a62d357194140a18ffa0aa495951c 100644
--- a/rts/eventlog/EventLog.c
+++ b/rts/eventlog/EventLog.c
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ char *EventDesc[] = {
   "Steal spark",
   "Shutdown",
   "Wakeup thread",
-  "Request sequential GC",
-  "Request parallel GC",
   "Starting GC",
   "Finished GC",
+  "Request sequential GC",
+  "Request parallel GC",
   "Create spark"
 };