diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/media/FrameManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/media/FrameManager.java
index 9cf8cff4..e3bf1d11 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/media/FrameManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/media/FrameManager.java
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ public abstract class FrameManager
 
     /** The name of the high-performance timer class we attempt to load. */
     protected static final String[] PERF_TIMERS = {
-        "com.threerings.media.timer.NanoTimer",
         "com.threerings.media.timer.PerfTimer",
+        "com.threerings.media.timer.NanoTimer",
     };
 }