--- a/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/toolkit/builders/AnnotationTypeBuilder.java	Tue Sep 26 19:19:09 2017 +0100
+++ b/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/toolkit/builders/AnnotationTypeBuilder.java	Tue Sep 26 20:03:48 2017 -0700
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@
             throws DocletException {
         Content annotationInfoTree = writer.getAnnotationInfoTreeHeader();
 
+        buildAnnotationTypeSignature(annotationInfoTree);
         buildDeprecationInfo(annotationInfoTree);
-        buildAnnotationTypeSignature(annotationInfoTree);
         buildAnnotationTypeDescription(annotationInfoTree);
         buildAnnotationTypeTagInfo(annotationInfoTree);