diff --git a/crates/syntax/src/ast/operators.rs b/crates/syntax/src/ast/operators.rs
index a687ba0b77a..8f7b3fb6008 100644
--- a/crates/syntax/src/ast/operators.rs
+++ b/crates/syntax/src/ast/operators.rs
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ impl fmt::Display for BinaryOp {
             BinaryOp::ArithOp(op) => fmt::Display::fmt(op, f),
             BinaryOp::CmpOp(op) => fmt::Display::fmt(op, f),
             BinaryOp::Assignment { op } => {
-                f.write_str("=")?;
                 if let Some(op) = op {
                     fmt::Display::fmt(op, f)?;
                 }
+                f.write_str("=")?;
                 Ok(())
             }
         }