diff --git a/data/helpers.d/php b/data/helpers.d/php
index beaa01f14..0bef2ad13 100644
--- a/data/helpers.d/php
+++ b/data/helpers.d/php
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+YNH_DEFAULT_PHP_VERSION=7.0
 # Declare the actual php version to use.
 # A packager willing to use another version of php can override the variable into its _common.sh.
-YNH_DEFAULT_PHP_VERSION=7.0
 YNH_PHP_VERSION=${YNH_PHP_VERSION:-YNH_DEFAULT_PHP_VERSION}
 
 # Create a dedicated php-fpm config