diff --git a/logp/ratelimited.go b/logp/ratelimited.go
index ff55d1f..e29cdc1 100644
--- a/logp/ratelimited.go
+++ b/logp/ratelimited.go
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ type RateLimitedLogger struct {
 // NewRateLimited returns a new RateLimitedLogger. It takes a logFn, which is
 // called with the count of events and the period between each call,
 // and a period determining how often the log function should be called.
-func NewRateLimited(
-	logFn func(count uint64, d time.Duration), period time.Duration) *RateLimitedLogger {
+func NewRateLimited(period time.Duration, logFn func(count uint64, d time.Duration)) *RateLimitedLogger {
 	return &RateLimitedLogger{
 		period: period,
 		logFn:  logFn,
diff --git a/logp/ratelimited_test.go b/logp/ratelimited_test.go
index 39c2ad3..e96fb4d 100644
--- a/logp/ratelimited_test.go
+++ b/logp/ratelimited_test.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func TestRateLimitedLogger(t *testing.T) {
 	now := time.Now()
 
 	t.Run("Start", func(t *testing.T) {
-		r := NewRateLimited(func(count uint64, d time.Duration) {}, math.MaxInt64)
+		r := NewRateLimited(math.MaxInt64, func(count uint64, d time.Duration) {})
 		defer r.Stop()
 		r.nowFn = func() time.Time { return now }
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestRateLimitedLogger(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Start twice", func(t *testing.T) {
-		r := NewRateLimited(func(count uint64, d time.Duration) {}, math.MaxInt64)
+		r := NewRateLimited(math.MaxInt64, func(count uint64, d time.Duration) {})
 		defer r.Stop()
 
 		r.nowFn = func() time.Time { return now }
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func TestRateLimitedLogger(t *testing.T) {
 		for _, tc := range tcs {
 			t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 				buff, logFn := newLogger()
-				r := NewRateLimited(logFn, 42*time.Second)
+				r := NewRateLimited(42*time.Second, logFn)
 				r.nowFn = func() time.Time { return now }
 
 				tch := make(chan time.Time)
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func TestRateLimitedLogger(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("Add", func(t *testing.T) {
 		buff, logFn := newLogger()
-		r := NewRateLimited(logFn, 42*time.Second)
+		r := NewRateLimited(42*time.Second, logFn)
 		defer r.Stop()
 
 		r.nowFn = func() time.Time { return now }
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func TestRateLimitedLogger(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("AddN", func(t *testing.T) {
 		buff, logFn := newLogger()
-		r := NewRateLimited(logFn, 42*time.Second)
+		r := NewRateLimited(42*time.Second, logFn)
 		defer r.Stop()
 
 		r.nowFn = func() time.Time { return now }