diff --git modules/field_ui/field_ui.admin.inc modules/field_ui/field_ui.admin.inc
index 6274d5a..843cfe5 100644
--- modules/field_ui/field_ui.admin.inc
+++ modules/field_ui/field_ui.admin.inc
@@ -1793,7 +1793,7 @@ function field_ui_field_edit_form($form, &$form_state, $instance) {
     '#default_value' => !empty($instance['description']) ? $instance['description'] : '',
     '#rows' => 5,
     '#description' => t('Instructions to present to the user below this field on the editing form.<br />Allowed HTML tags: @tags', array('@tags' => _field_filter_xss_display_allowed_tags())),
-    '#weight' => 0,
+    '#weight' => -5,
   );
 
   // Build the widget component of the instance.