diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c04dbaf173..0b236b2cad 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-02-08  Ronald S. Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
+
+	* gst/asfdemux/gstasfdemux.c: (gst_asf_demux_handle_data):
+	  Fix wrong order of reading of optional bytes (#165290).
+
 2005-02-08  Ronald S. Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
 
 	* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (gst_alsa_sink_check_event):
diff --git a/gst/asfdemux/gstasfdemux.c b/gst/asfdemux/gstasfdemux.c
index 45796db407..4360de843e 100644
--- a/gst/asfdemux/gstasfdemux.c
+++ b/gst/asfdemux/gstasfdemux.c
@@ -1042,13 +1042,13 @@ gst_asf_demux_handle_data (GstASFDemux * asf_demux)
   flags = packet_properties_object.flags;
   property = packet_properties_object.property;
 
+  packet_length = _read_var_length (asf_demux, (flags >> 5) & 0x03, &rsize);
+  if (packet_length == 0)
+    packet_length = asf_demux->packet_size;
   packet_info.multiple = flags & 0x01;
   sequence = _read_var_length (asf_demux, (flags >> 1) & 0x03, &rsize);
   packet_info.padsize =
       _read_var_length (asf_demux, (flags >> 3) & 0x03, &rsize);
-  packet_length = _read_var_length (asf_demux, (flags >> 5) & 0x03, &rsize);
-  if (packet_length == 0)
-    packet_length = asf_demux->packet_size;
 
   GST_DEBUG ("Multiple = %u, Sequence = %u, Padsize = %u, Packet length = %u",
       packet_info.multiple, sequence, packet_info.padsize, packet_length);