diff --git a/direct/src/dcparser/dcParameter.cxx b/direct/src/dcparser/dcParameter.cxx
index 02ce859210..720a1e7a24 100644
--- a/direct/src/dcparser/dcParameter.cxx
+++ b/direct/src/dcparser/dcParameter.cxx
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ write_instance(ostream &out, bool brief, int indent_level,
                const string &postname) const {
   indent(out, indent_level);
   output_instance(out, brief, prename, name, postname);
+  output_flags(out);
   out << ";";
   if (!brief && _number >= 0) {
     out << "  // field " << _number;
diff --git a/direct/src/dcparser/dcSimpleParameter.cxx b/direct/src/dcparser/dcSimpleParameter.cxx
index 14eacbb5b6..13159ade8c 100644
--- a/direct/src/dcparser/dcSimpleParameter.cxx
+++ b/direct/src/dcparser/dcSimpleParameter.cxx
@@ -2337,7 +2337,6 @@ output_instance(ostream &out, bool brief, const string &prename,
     if (!prename.empty() || !name.empty() || !postname.empty()) {
       out << " " << prename << name << postname;
     }
-    output_flags(out);
   }
 }