diff --git a/hcl/lib/print.c b/hcl/lib/print.c
index 2a32a84..4f7d242 100644
--- a/hcl/lib/print.c
+++ b/hcl/lib/print.c
@@ -181,6 +181,11 @@ next:
 		if (outbfmt(hcl, mask, "%zd", HCL_OOP_TO_SMOOI(obj)) <= -1) return -1;
 		goto done;
 	}
+	else if (HCL_OOP_IS_SMPTR(obj))
+	{
+		if (outbfmt(hcl, mask, "#\\p%zX", (hcl_oow_t)HCL_OOP_TO_SMPTR(obj)) <= -1) return -1;
+		goto done;
+	}
 	else if (HCL_OOP_IS_CHAR(obj))
 	{
 		hcl_ooch_t ch = HCL_OOP_TO_CHAR(obj);
@@ -189,11 +194,6 @@ next:
 		    outbfmt(hcl, mask, "\'") <= -1) return -1;
 		goto done;
 	}
-	else if (HCL_OOP_IS_SMPTR(obj))
-	{
-		if (outbfmt(hcl, mask, "#\\p%zX", (hcl_oow_t)HCL_OOP_TO_SMPTR(obj)) <= -1) return -1;
-		goto done;
-	}
 	else if (HCL_OOP_IS_ERROR(obj))
 	{
 		if (outbfmt(hcl, mask, "#\\e%zd", (hcl_ooi_t)HCL_OOP_TO_ERROR(obj)) <= -1) return -1;