diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/NLPacket.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/NLPacket.cpp
index fb2561486a..39dc296f85 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/NLPacket.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/NLPacket.cpp
@@ -101,14 +101,6 @@ NLPacket::NLPacket(const NLPacket& other) : Packet(other) {
     _sourceID = other._sourceID;
 }
 
-NLPacket& NLPacket::operator=(const NLPacket& other) {
-    Packet::operator=(other);
-   
-    _sourceID = other._sourceID;
-    
-    return *this;
-}
-
 NLPacket::NLPacket(std::unique_ptr<char> data, qint64 size, const HifiSockAddr& senderSockAddr) :
     Packet(std::move(data), size, senderSockAddr)
 {
@@ -126,6 +118,14 @@ NLPacket::NLPacket(NLPacket&& other) :
     _sourceID = std::move(other._sourceID);
 }
 
+NLPacket& NLPacket::operator=(const NLPacket& other) {
+    Packet::operator=(other);
+    
+    _sourceID = other._sourceID;
+    
+    return *this;
+}
+
 NLPacket& NLPacket::operator=(NLPacket&& other) {
     
     Packet::operator=(std::move(other));
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/NLPacket.h b/libraries/networking/src/NLPacket.h
index aad6e6d072..57c099764a 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/NLPacket.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/NLPacket.h
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ protected:
     NLPacket(std::unique_ptr<char> data, qint64 size, const HifiSockAddr& senderSockAddr);
     NLPacket(std::unique_ptr<Packet> packet);
     NLPacket(const NLPacket& other);
-    NLPacket& operator=(const NLPacket& other);
     NLPacket(NLPacket&& other);
+    
+    NLPacket& operator=(const NLPacket& other);
     NLPacket& operator=(NLPacket&& other);
 
     void readSourceID();