diff --git a/modules/sd_hijack_clip.py b/modules/sd_hijack_clip.py
index 3db047dfd..355df3d30 100644
--- a/modules/sd_hijack_clip.py
+++ b/modules/sd_hijack_clip.py
@@ -353,10 +353,10 @@ class FrozenCLIPEmbedderForSDXLWithCustomWords(FrozenCLIPEmbedderWithCustomWords
     def encode_with_transformers(self, tokens):
         outputs = self.wrapped.transformer(input_ids=tokens, output_hidden_states=self.wrapped.layer == "hidden")
 
-        if self.wrapped.layer == "last":
-            z = outputs.last_hidden_state
-        elif opts.sdxl_clip_l_skip is True:
+        if opts.sdxl_clip_l_skip is True:
             z = outputs.hidden_states[-opts.CLIP_stop_at_last_layers]
+        elif self.wrapped.layer == "last":
+            z = outputs.last_hidden_state
         else:
             z = outputs.hidden_states[self.wrapped.layer_idx]