diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/locksettings/recoverablekeystore/KeySyncUtils.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/locksettings/recoverablekeystore/KeySyncUtils.java
index bc080be70bcb8..e851d8cf21b3e 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/locksettings/recoverablekeystore/KeySyncUtils.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/locksettings/recoverablekeystore/KeySyncUtils.java
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ public class KeySyncUtils {
                 .order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN)
                 .put(SecureBox.encodePublicKey(thmPublicKey))
                 .putLong(counterId)
-                .putInt(maxAttempts)
                 .putLong(deviceId)
+                .putInt(maxAttempts)
                 .array();
     }
 
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/locksettings/recoverablekeystore/KeySyncUtilsTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/locksettings/recoverablekeystore/KeySyncUtilsTest.java
index ba40c67cb35d2..114da1aaebb52 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/locksettings/recoverablekeystore/KeySyncUtilsTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/locksettings/recoverablekeystore/KeySyncUtilsTest.java
@@ -386,23 +386,7 @@ public class KeySyncUtilsTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void packVaultParams_encodesMaxAttemptsAsThirdParam() throws Exception {
-        int maxAttempts = 10;
-
-        byte[] packedForm = KeySyncUtils.packVaultParams(
-                SecureBox.genKeyPair().getPublic(),
-                /*counterId=*/ 1001L,
-                maxAttempts,
-                /*deviceId=*/ 1L);
-
-        ByteBuffer byteBuffer = ByteBuffer.wrap(packedForm)
-                .order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
-        byteBuffer.position(PUBLIC_KEY_LENGTH_BYTES + Long.BYTES);
-        assertEquals(maxAttempts, byteBuffer.getInt());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void packVaultParams_encodesDeviceIdAsLastParam() throws Exception {
+    public void packVaultParams_encodesDeviceIdAsThirdParam() throws Exception {
         long deviceId = 102942158152L;
 
         byte[] packedForm = KeySyncUtils.packVaultParams(
@@ -413,10 +397,27 @@ public class KeySyncUtilsTest {
 
         ByteBuffer byteBuffer = ByteBuffer.wrap(packedForm)
                 .order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
-        byteBuffer.position(PUBLIC_KEY_LENGTH_BYTES + Long.BYTES + Integer.BYTES);
+        byteBuffer.position(PUBLIC_KEY_LENGTH_BYTES + Long.BYTES);
         assertEquals(deviceId, byteBuffer.getLong());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void packVaultParams_encodesMaxAttemptsAsLastParam() throws Exception {
+        int maxAttempts = 10;
+
+        byte[] packedForm = KeySyncUtils.packVaultParams(
+                SecureBox.genKeyPair().getPublic(),
+                /*counterId=*/ 1001L,
+                maxAttempts,
+                /*deviceId=*/ 1L);
+
+        ByteBuffer byteBuffer = ByteBuffer.wrap(packedForm)
+                .order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
+        byteBuffer.position(PUBLIC_KEY_LENGTH_BYTES + 2 * Long.BYTES);
+        assertEquals(maxAttempts, byteBuffer.getInt());
+    }
+
+
     private static byte[] randomBytes(int n) {
         byte[] bytes = new byte[n];
         new Random().nextBytes(bytes);