diff --git a/include/mbedtls/rsa_internal.h b/include/mbedtls/rsa_internal.h
index 080f09f..3b351c9 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/rsa_internal.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/rsa_internal.h
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
  *                 overwrite it.
  *
  * \param N        RSA modulus N = PQ, with P, Q to be found
- * \param D        RSA private exponent
  * \param E        RSA public exponent
+ * \param D        RSA private exponent
  * \param P        Pointer to MPI holding first prime factor of N on success
  * \param Q        Pointer to MPI holding second prime factor of N on success
  *
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@
  *                 use the helper function \c mbedtls_rsa_validate_params.
  *
  */
-int mbedtls_rsa_deduce_primes( mbedtls_mpi const *N, mbedtls_mpi const *D,
-                               mbedtls_mpi const *E,
+int mbedtls_rsa_deduce_primes( mbedtls_mpi const *N, mbedtls_mpi const *E,
+                               mbedtls_mpi const *D,
                                mbedtls_mpi *P, mbedtls_mpi *Q );
 
 /**
diff --git a/library/rsa.c b/library/rsa.c
index 5366abc..bf24a09 100644
--- a/library/rsa.c
+++ b/library/rsa.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
 
     if( pq_missing )
     {
-        ret = mbedtls_rsa_deduce_primes( &ctx->N, &ctx->D, &ctx->E,
+        ret = mbedtls_rsa_deduce_primes( &ctx->N, &ctx->E, &ctx->D,
                                          &ctx->P, &ctx->Q );
         if( ret != 0 )
             return( MBEDTLS_ERR_RSA_BAD_INPUT_DATA + ret );
diff --git a/library/rsa_internal.c b/library/rsa_internal.c
index 3b54fde..f65f0df 100644
--- a/library/rsa_internal.c
+++ b/library/rsa_internal.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
  *
  */
 int mbedtls_rsa_deduce_primes( mbedtls_mpi const *N,
-                     mbedtls_mpi const *D, mbedtls_mpi const *E,
+                     mbedtls_mpi const *E, mbedtls_mpi const *D,
                      mbedtls_mpi *P, mbedtls_mpi *Q )
 {
     int ret = 0;