diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/findandreplace/overlay/FindReplaceOverlay.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/findandreplace/overlay/FindReplaceOverlay.java
index 55f17c7ad9d..5686d3ac6d6 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/findandreplace/overlay/FindReplaceOverlay.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/findandreplace/overlay/FindReplaceOverlay.java
@@ -437,9 +437,9 @@ private void createSearchTools() {
 		searchTools = new AccessibleToolBar(searchContainer);
 		GridDataFactory.fillDefaults().grab(false, true).align(GridData.CENTER, GridData.END).applyTo(searchTools);
 
-		createWholeWordsButton();
 		createCaseSensitiveButton();
 		createRegexSearchButton();
+		createWholeWordsButton();
 		createAreaSearchButton();
 
 		@SuppressWarnings("unused")