diff --git a/pybindgen/cppattribute.py b/pybindgen/cppattribute.py
index 6bcd7eb..67a0a57 100644
--- a/pybindgen/cppattribute.py
+++ b/pybindgen/cppattribute.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class CppStaticAttributeSetter(PySetter):
         self.after_call.write_code('return 0;')
 
         ## now generate the function itself
-        code_sink.writeln(("static int %s(%s *dummy PYBINDGEN_UNUSED, "
+        code_sink.writeln(("static int %s(%s * PYBINDGEN_UNUSED dummy, "
                            "PyObject *value)")
                           % (self.c_function_name, self.class_.pystruct))
         code_sink.writeln('{')
diff --git a/pybindgen/cppmethod.py b/pybindgen/cppmethod.py
index bd9769b..439e03b 100644
--- a/pybindgen/cppmethod.py
+++ b/pybindgen/cppmethod.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class CppMethod(ForwardWrapperBase):
 
         code_sink.writeln("static PyObject *")
         if 'METH_STATIC' in flags:
-            _self_name = 'dummy PYBINDGEN_UNUSED'
+            _self_name = 'PYBINDGEN_UNUSED dummy'
         else:
             _self_name = 'self'
 
diff --git a/pybindgen/function.py b/pybindgen/function.py
index c1188ff..685eb87 100644
--- a/pybindgen/function.py
+++ b/pybindgen/function.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class Function(ForwardWrapperBase):
         tmp_sink = codesink.MemoryCodeSink()
         self.generate_body(tmp_sink)
         code_sink.writeln("static PyObject *")
-        prototype_line = ("%s(PyObject *dummy PYBINDGEN_UNUSED, "
+        prototype_line = ("%s(PyObject * PYBINDGEN_UNUSED dummy, "
                           "PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs") % (self.wrapper_actual_name,)
         if extra_wrapper_params:
             prototype_line += ", " + ", ".join(extra_wrapper_params)