diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/create.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/create.rb
index 4ea06a610c..6f71ac30bc 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/create.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/create.rb
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ class FormulaCreator
     require 'formula'
 
     class #{Formula.class_s name} < Formula
-      url '#{url}'
       homepage ''
+      url '#{url}'
       md5 '#{md5}'
 
     <% if mode == :cmake %>