--- a/vispy/app/backends/__init__.py	2025-05-15 09:50:34.000000000 +0800
+++ b/vispy/app/backends/__init__.py	2025-05-15 14:47:53.118478933 +0800
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 # This is the order in which they are attempted to be imported.
 CORE_BACKENDS = [
     ('PyQt4', '_pyqt4', 'PyQt4'),
-    ('PyQt5', '_pyqt5', 'PyQt5'),
     ('PyQt6', '_pyqt6', 'PyQt6'),
+    ('PyQt5', '_pyqt5', 'PyQt5'),
     ('PySide', '_pyside', 'PySide'),
     ('PySide2', '_pyside2', 'PySide2'),
     ('PySide6', '_pyside6', 'PySide6'),
--- a/vispy/app/backends/_qt.py	2025-05-15 09:50:34.000000000 +0800
+++ b/vispy/app/backends/_qt.py	2025-05-15 14:38:28.269258297 +0800
@@ -87,18 +87,6 @@
         from PyQt4.QtOpenGL import QGLWidget, QGLFormat
     from PyQt4 import QtGui, QtCore, QtTest
     QWidget, QApplication = QtGui.QWidget, QtGui.QApplication  # Compat
-elif qt_lib == 'pyqt5':
-    _check_imports('PyQt5')
-    if not USE_EGL:
-        from PyQt5.QtCore import QT_VERSION_STR
-        if Version(QT_VERSION_STR) >= Version('5.4.0'):
-            from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QOpenGLWidget as QGLWidget
-            from PyQt5.QtGui import QSurfaceFormat as QGLFormat
-            QT5_NEW_API = True
-        else:
-            from PyQt5.QtOpenGL import QGLWidget, QGLFormat
-    from PyQt5 import QtGui, QtCore, QtWidgets, QtTest
-    QWidget, QApplication = QtWidgets.QWidget, QtWidgets.QApplication  # Compat
 elif qt_lib == 'pyqt6':
     _check_imports('PyQt6')
     if not USE_EGL:
@@ -111,6 +99,18 @@
             from PyQt6.QtOpenGL import QGLWidget, QGLFormat
     from PyQt6 import QtGui, QtCore, QtWidgets, QtTest
     QWidget, QApplication = QtWidgets.QWidget, QtWidgets.QApplication  # Compat
+elif qt_lib == 'pyqt5':
+    _check_imports('PyQt5')
+    if not USE_EGL:
+        from PyQt5.QtCore import QT_VERSION_STR
+        if Version(QT_VERSION_STR) >= Version('5.4.0'):
+            from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QOpenGLWidget as QGLWidget
+            from PyQt5.QtGui import QSurfaceFormat as QGLFormat
+            QT5_NEW_API = True
+        else:
+            from PyQt5.QtOpenGL import QGLWidget, QGLFormat
+    from PyQt5 import QtGui, QtCore, QtWidgets, QtTest
+    QWidget, QApplication = QtWidgets.QWidget, QtWidgets.QApplication  # Compat
 elif qt_lib == 'pyside6':
     _check_imports('PySide6')
     if not USE_EGL: