diff --git a/course/moodleform_mod.php b/course/moodleform_mod.php
index 88d84601031..cad2bf879e5 100644
--- a/course/moodleform_mod.php
+++ b/course/moodleform_mod.php
@@ -630,14 +630,6 @@ abstract class moodleform_mod extends moodleform {
             $mform->addHelpButton('cmidnumber', 'idnumbermod');
         }
 
-        if ($this->_features->groups) {
-            $options = array(NOGROUPS       => get_string('groupsnone'),
-                             SEPARATEGROUPS => get_string('groupsseparate'),
-                             VISIBLEGROUPS  => get_string('groupsvisible'));
-            $mform->addElement('select', 'groupmode', get_string('groupmode', 'group'), $options, NOGROUPS);
-            $mform->addHelpButton('groupmode', 'groupmode', 'group');
-        }
-
         if ($CFG->downloadcoursecontentallowed) {
                 $choices = [
                     DOWNLOAD_COURSE_CONTENT_DISABLED => get_string('no'),
@@ -654,6 +646,14 @@ abstract class moodleform_mod extends moodleform {
                 }
         }
 
+        if ($this->_features->groups) {
+            $options = array(NOGROUPS       => get_string('groupsnone'),
+                             SEPARATEGROUPS => get_string('groupsseparate'),
+                             VISIBLEGROUPS  => get_string('groupsvisible'));
+            $mform->addElement('select', 'groupmode', get_string('groupmode', 'group'), $options, NOGROUPS);
+            $mform->addHelpButton('groupmode', 'groupmode', 'group');
+        }
+
         if ($this->_features->groupings) {
             // Groupings selector - used to select grouping for groups in activity.
             $options = array();