diff --git a/extra/io/unix/launcher/launcher.factor b/extra/io/unix/launcher/launcher.factor
index d0a68f4c6d..ef45a0705e 100755
--- a/extra/io/unix/launcher/launcher.factor
+++ b/extra/io/unix/launcher/launcher.factor
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ LAZY: 'escaped-char' "\\" token any-char-parser &> ;
 
 LAZY: 'chars' 'escaped-char' any-char-parser <|> <*> ;
 
-LAZY: 'non-space-char'
-    'escaped-char' [ CHAR: \s = not ] satisfy <|> ;
-
 LAZY: 'quoted-1' 'chars' "\"" "\"" surrounded-by ;
 
 LAZY: 'quoted-2' 'chars' "'" "'" surrounded-by ;
 
+LAZY: 'non-space-char'
+    'escaped-char' [ CHAR: \s = not ] satisfy <|> ;
+
 LAZY: 'unquoted' 'non-space-char' <+> ;
 
 LAZY: 'argument'