diff --git a/devito/passes/iet/parpragma.py b/devito/passes/iet/parpragma.py
index 6bfe2a4c423..29ba9a986b3 100644
--- a/devito/passes/iet/parpragma.py
+++ b/devito/passes/iet/parpragma.py
@@ -289,10 +289,10 @@ def _score_candidate(self, n0, root, collapsable=()):
         return (
             int(n_fp_iters == n),  # Fully-parallel nest
             n_fp_iters_large,
+            n_fp_iters,
             n_pia_iters_large,
             n_pia_iters,
             -(n0 + 1),  # The outer, the better
-            n_fp_iters,
             n,
         )