diff --git a/api/v1beta1/machineset_types.go b/api/v1beta1/machineset_types.go
index 1c72b0610791..1ca4e85d816c 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/machineset_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/machineset_types.go
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ func (m *MachineSet) Validate() field.ErrorList {
 // +kubebuilder:subresource:status
 // +kubebuilder:subresource:scale:specpath=.spec.replicas,statuspath=.status.replicas,selectorpath=.status.selector
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Cluster",type="string",JSONPath=".spec.clusterName",description="Cluster"
-// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Replicas",type="integer",JSONPath=".status.replicas",description="Total number of non-terminated machines targeted by this machineset"
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Desired",type=integer,JSONPath=".spec.replicas",description="Total number of machines desired by this machineset",priority=10
+// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Replicas",type="integer",JSONPath=".status.replicas",description="Total number of non-terminated machines targeted by this machineset"
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Ready",type="integer",JSONPath=".status.readyReplicas",description="Total number of ready machines targeted by this machineset."
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Available",type="integer",JSONPath=".status.availableReplicas",description="Total number of available machines (ready for at least minReadySeconds)"
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Age",type="date",JSONPath=".metadata.creationTimestamp",description="Time duration since creation of MachineSet"
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/cluster.x-k8s.io_machinepools.yaml b/config/crd/bases/cluster.x-k8s.io_machinepools.yaml
index d34e528e7bf8..de78b08f0128 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/cluster.x-k8s.io_machinepools.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/cluster.x-k8s.io_machinepools.yaml
@@ -969,15 +969,15 @@ spec:
       jsonPath: .spec.clusterName
       name: Cluster
       type: string
-    - description: MachinePool replicas count
-      jsonPath: .status.replicas
-      name: Replicas
-      type: string
     - description: Total number of machines desired by this MachinePool
       jsonPath: .spec.replicas
       name: Desired
       priority: 10
       type: integer
+    - description: MachinePool replicas count
+      jsonPath: .status.replicas
+      name: Replicas
+      type: string
     - description: MachinePool status such as Terminating/Pending/Provisioning/Running/Failed
         etc
       jsonPath: .status.phase
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/cluster.x-k8s.io_machinesets.yaml b/config/crd/bases/cluster.x-k8s.io_machinesets.yaml
index 7dabf0f8eb4e..7df049ccaef0 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/cluster.x-k8s.io_machinesets.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/cluster.x-k8s.io_machinesets.yaml
@@ -846,15 +846,15 @@ spec:
       jsonPath: .spec.clusterName
       name: Cluster
       type: string
-    - description: Total number of non-terminated machines targeted by this machineset
-      jsonPath: .status.replicas
-      name: Replicas
-      type: integer
     - description: Total number of machines desired by this machineset
       jsonPath: .spec.replicas
       name: Desired
       priority: 10
       type: integer
+    - description: Total number of non-terminated machines targeted by this machineset
+      jsonPath: .status.replicas
+      name: Replicas
+      type: integer
     - description: Total number of ready machines targeted by this machineset.
       jsonPath: .status.readyReplicas
       name: Ready
diff --git a/exp/api/v1beta1/machinepool_types.go b/exp/api/v1beta1/machinepool_types.go
index df024f1b3bba..a20397097eda 100644
--- a/exp/api/v1beta1/machinepool_types.go
+++ b/exp/api/v1beta1/machinepool_types.go
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ func (m *MachinePoolStatus) GetTypedPhase() MachinePoolPhase {
 // +kubebuilder:subresource:scale:specpath=.spec.replicas,statuspath=.status.replicas
 // +kubebuilder:storageversion
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Cluster",type="string",JSONPath=".spec.clusterName",description="Cluster"
-// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Replicas",type="string",JSONPath=".status.replicas",description="MachinePool replicas count"
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Desired",type=integer,JSONPath=".spec.replicas",description="Total number of machines desired by this MachinePool",priority=10
+// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Replicas",type="string",JSONPath=".status.replicas",description="MachinePool replicas count"
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Phase",type="string",JSONPath=".status.phase",description="MachinePool status such as Terminating/Pending/Provisioning/Running/Failed etc"
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Age",type="date",JSONPath=".metadata.creationTimestamp",description="Time duration since creation of MachinePool"
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Version",type="string",JSONPath=".spec.template.spec.version",description="Kubernetes version associated with this MachinePool"