diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/db/tools.php b/phpBB/phpbb/db/tools.php
index 9cd3e64d20..2b0132075b 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/db/tools.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/db/tools.php
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ class tools
 	*/
 	var $dbms_type_map = array();
 
+	/**
+	* Is the used MS SQL Server a SQL Server 2000?
+	* @var bool
+	*/
+	protected $is_sql_server_2000;
+
 	/**
 	* Get the column types for every database we support
 	*
@@ -2677,8 +2683,6 @@ class tools
 		return $existing_indexes;
 	}
 
-	protected $is_sql_server_2000;
-
 	/**
 	* Is the used MS SQL Server a SQL Server 2000?
 	*