diff --git a/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/sprite.pyi b/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/sprite.pyi
index 09dc246129..25f1224b35 100644
--- a/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/sprite.pyi
+++ b/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/sprite.pyi
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ _Group = AbstractGroup[_SpriteSupportsGroup]
 
 # protocol helps with structural subtyping for typevars in sprite group generics
 class _SupportsSprite(Protocol):
+    source_rect: Union[FRect, Rect]
     @property
     def image(self) -> Optional[Surface]: ...
     @image.setter
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ class _SupportsSprite(Protocol):
     @property
     def layer(self) -> int: ...
     @layer.setter
-    source_rect: Union[FRect, Rect]
     def layer(self, value: int) -> None: ...
     def __init__(self, *groups: _Group) -> None: ...
     def add_internal(self, group: _Group) -> None: ...
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class _SupportsDirtySprite(_SupportsSprite, Protocol):
 
 # concrete sprite implementation class
 class Sprite(_SupportsSprite):
+    source_rect: Union[FRect, Rect]
     @property
     def image(self) -> Optional[Surface]: ...
     @image.setter
@@ -66,7 +67,6 @@ class Sprite(_SupportsSprite):
     @property
     def layer(self) -> int: ...
     @layer.setter
-    source_rect: Union[FRect, Rect]
     def layer(self, value: int) -> None: ...
     def __init__(self, *groups: _Group) -> None: ...
     def add_internal(self, group: _Group) -> None: ...