diff --git a/scrplugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scrplugin/PropertyHandler.java b/scrplugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scrplugin/PropertyHandler.java
index a808263..bcd90f2 100644
--- a/scrplugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scrplugin/PropertyHandler.java
+++ b/scrplugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scrplugin/PropertyHandler.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
      * This is a map using the property name as the key and
      * {@link PropertyDescription} as values.
      */
-    final private Map properties = new HashMap();
+    final private Map properties = new LinkedHashMap();
 
     /** The component. */
     final private Component component;