diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/plugin_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/plugin_ui.cc
index 06d4088112..c9e8c2ee14 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/plugin_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/plugin_ui.cc
@@ -235,9 +235,15 @@ PluginUI::build (AudioEngine &engine)
 	for (i = 0; i < plugin.parameter_count(); ++i) {
 
 		if (plugin.parameter_is_control (i)) {
+			
+			/* Don't show latency control ports */
+
+			if (plugin.describe_parameter (i) == X_("latency")) {
+				continue;
+			}
 
 			ControlUI* cui;
-				
+	
 			/* if we are scrollable, just use one long column */
 
 			if (!is_scrollable) {
@@ -256,12 +262,6 @@ PluginUI::build (AudioEngine &engine)
 				}
 			}
 
-			/* Don't show latency control ports */
-
-			if (plugin.describe_parameter (i) == X_("latency")) {
-				continue;
-			}
-
 			if ((cui = build_control_ui (engine, i, plugin.get_nth_midi_control (i))) == 0) {
 				error << string_compose(_("Plugin Editor: could not build control element for port %1"), i) << endmsg;
 				continue;