diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus
index 5d377837f9..dcab5156ee 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@
                	   <menuitem action='ToggleTapeMachineMode'/>
                </menu>
 	       <menu action='Metering'>
+			<menuitem action='ShowTrackMeters'/>
                    <menu action='MeteringFallOffRate'>
 		        <menuitem action='MeterFalloffOff'/>
    		        <menuitem action='MeterFalloffSlowest'/>
@@ -538,7 +539,6 @@
 	       	     <menuitem action='PrimaryClockDeltaEditCursor'/>
 	       	     <menuitem action='SecondaryClockDeltaEditCursor'/>
 	       	     <menuitem action='OnlyCopyImportedFiles'/>
-    	       	     <menuitem action='ShowTrackMeters'/>
 	       	     <menuitem action='DefaultNarrowMS'/>
                	     <menuitem action='link-region-and-track-selection'/>
 	             <menuitem action='NameNewMarkers'/>