diff --git a/sys-utils/fallocate.c b/sys-utils/fallocate.c
index 5c338e07861..fff75b03f67 100644
--- a/sys-utils/fallocate.c
+++ b/sys-utils/fallocate.c
@@ -313,9 +313,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	};
 
 	static const ul_excl_t excl[] = {	/* rows and cols in ASCII order */
-		{ 'c', 'd', 'p', 'z' },
-		{ 'c', 'n' },
 		{ 'c', 'd', 'i', 'p', 'x', 'z'},
+		{ 'c', 'i', 'n', 'x' },
 		{ 0 }
 	};
 	int excl_st[ARRAY_SIZE(excl)] = UL_EXCL_STATUS_INIT;