diff --git a/helpers/make-gnome-panel b/helpers/make-gnome-panel
index 47ac1d1..ca19e51 100644
--- a/helpers/make-gnome-panel
+++ b/helpers/make-gnome-panel
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ toplevel-id=panel
 
 [Object notification-area]
 object-iid=NotificationAreaAppletFactory::NotificationArea
-pack-index=1
+pack-index=11
 pack-type=end
 toplevel-id=panel