diff --git a/definitions/grib1/boot.def b/definitions/grib1/boot.def
index f98ef0442..f8e5b1686 100644
--- a/definitions/grib1/boot.def
+++ b/definitions/grib1/boot.def
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ g1_message_length[3] totalLength(section4Length);
 position startOfHeaders;
 unsigned[1] editionNumber = 1 : edition_specific,dump;
 
-template      section_1 "grib1/section.1.def";
-
 alias ls.edition = editionNumber;
 
+template      section_1 "grib1/section.1.def";
+
 # Note flagbit numbers 7 to 0, while wmo is 1 to 8
 flagbit gridDescriptionSectionPresent(section1Flags,7) = 1;
 meta GDSPresent gds_is_present(gridDescriptionSectionPresent,gridDefinition,bitmapPresent,values): dump;