diff --git a/maven-surefire-report-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/surefire/report/AbstractSurefireReportMojo.java b/maven-surefire-report-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/surefire/report/AbstractSurefireReportMojo.java
index c4234e4a73..ad0b22dea9 100644
--- a/maven-surefire-report-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/surefire/report/AbstractSurefireReportMojo.java
+++ b/maven-surefire-report-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/surefire/report/AbstractSurefireReportMojo.java
@@ -83,12 +83,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractSurefireReportMojo extends AbstractMavenReport {
     @Parameter(defaultValue = "${reactorProjects}", readonly = true)
     private List<MavenProject> reactorProjects;
 
-    /**
-     * Location of the Xrefs to link.
-     */
-    @Parameter(defaultValue = "${project.reporting.outputDirectory}/xref-test")
-    private File xrefLocation;
-
     /**
      * Link the failed tests line numbers to the source xref. Will link
      * automatically if Maven JXR plugin is being used.
@@ -96,6 +90,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractSurefireReportMojo extends AbstractMavenReport {
     @Parameter(defaultValue = "true", property = "linkXRef")
     private boolean linkXRef;
 
+    /**
+     * Location of the Xrefs to link.
+     */
+    @Parameter(defaultValue = "${project.reporting.outputDirectory}/xref-test")
+    private File xrefLocation;
+
     /**
      * Whether to build an aggregated report at the root, or build individual reports.
      */