diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index fed72be1cd..69362d91b5 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -617,7 +617,6 @@ Editor::Editor ()
 	HBox *hbox = manage (new HBox);
 	hbox->pack_start (edit_pane, true, true);
 
-	global_vpacker.pack_start (top_hbox, false, false);
 	global_vpacker.pack_start (*hbox, true, true);
 
 	global_hpacker.pack_start (global_vpacker, true, true);
@@ -629,6 +628,7 @@ Editor::Editor ()
 
 	vpacker.pack_end (status_bar_hpacker, false, false);
 	vpacker.pack_end (global_hpacker, true, true);
+	vpacker.pack_end (top_hbox, false, false);
 
 	/* register actions now so that set_state() can find them and set toggles/checks etc */