diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble/queue.h b/esphome/components/esp32_ble/queue.h
index 0f8eb23425..ee6bce72d6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble/queue.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble/queue.h
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ template<class T, uint8_t SIZE> class LockFreeQueue {
 
  protected:
   T *buffer_[SIZE];
+  // Atomic: written by producer (push/increment), read+reset by consumer (get_and_reset)
+  std::atomic<uint32_t> dropped_count_;  // Keep this larger for accumulated counts
   // Atomic: written by consumer (pop), read by producer (push) to check if full
   std::atomic<uint8_t> head_;
   // Atomic: written by producer (push), read by consumer (pop) to check if empty
   std::atomic<uint8_t> tail_;
-  // Atomic: written by producer (push/increment), read+reset by consumer (get_and_reset)
-  std::atomic<uint32_t> dropped_count_;  // Keep this larger for accumulated counts
 };
 
 }  // namespace esp32_ble