diff --git a/game_api.txt b/game_api.txt
index f61f1b5f..78c9cbfb 100644
--- a/game_api.txt
+++ b/game_api.txt
@@ -1131,11 +1131,11 @@ These non-players are marked by the content of `is_fake_player`
 (if it is a string) or a "*" in brackets after the player name in
 the log.
 
-`default.log_player_action(player, pos, message)`
+`default.log_player_action(player, message, pos)`
 
  * `player`  The player who performed the action
- * `pos`     Position of the node at which the action was performed
  * `message` A message describing the action in 3rd person singular present tense.
+ * `pos`     Position of the node at which the action was performed
 
 `default.set_inventory_action_loggers(def, name)`
 
diff --git a/mods/default/functions.lua b/mods/default/functions.lua
index 5ce1ad63..336ef8e4 100644
--- a/mods/default/functions.lua
+++ b/mods/default/functions.lua
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ end
 
 local log_non_player_actions = minetest.settings:get_bool("log_non_player_actions") ~= false
 
-function default.log_player_action(player, pos, message)
+function default.log_player_action(player, message, pos)
 	local who = player:get_player_name()
 	if not player.is_fake_player and player:is_player() then
 		-- log action of real player
@@ -737,13 +737,13 @@ end
 function default.set_inventory_action_loggers(def, name)
 	def.on_metadata_inventory_move = function(pos, from_list, from_index,
 			to_list, to_index, count, player)
-		default.log_player_action(player, pos, "moves stuff in " .. name)
+		default.log_player_action(player, "moves stuff in " .. name, pos)
 	end
 	def.on_metadata_inventory_put = function(pos, listname, index, stack, player)
-		default.log_player_action(player, pos, "moves " .. stack:get_name() .. " to " .. name)
+		default.log_player_action(player, "moves " .. stack:get_name() .. " to " .. name, pos)
 	end
 	def.on_metadata_inventory_take = function(pos, listname, index, stack, player)
-		default.log_player_action(player, pos, "takes " .. stack:get_name() .. " from " .. name)
+		default.log_player_action(player, "takes " .. stack:get_name() .. " from " .. name, pos)
 	end
 end