Index: wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
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--- wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php	(revision 21916)
+++ wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php	(working copy)
@@ -550,6 +550,17 @@
  * @param object $post
  */
 function page_attributes_meta_box($post) {
+	if ( 'page' == $post->post_type && 0 != count( get_page_templates() ) ) {
+		$template = !empty($post->page_template) ? $post->page_template : false;
+		?>
+<p><strong><?php _e('Template') ?></strong></p>
+<label class="screen-reader-text" for="page_template"><?php _e('Page Template') ?></label><select name="page_template" id="page_template">
+<option value='default'><?php _e('Default Template'); ?></option>
+<?php page_template_dropdown($template); ?>
+</select>
+<?php
+	}
+
 	$post_type_object = get_post_type_object($post->post_type);
 	if ( $post_type_object->hierarchical ) {
 		$dropdown_args = array(
@@ -561,7 +572,6 @@
 			'sort_column'      => 'menu_order, post_title',
 			'echo'             => 0,
 		);
-
 		$dropdown_args = apply_filters( 'page_attributes_dropdown_pages_args', $dropdown_args, $post );
 		$pages = wp_dropdown_pages( $dropdown_args );
 		if ( ! empty($pages) ) {
@@ -572,16 +582,7 @@
 <?php
 		} // end empty pages check
 	} // end hierarchical check.
-	if ( 'page' == $post->post_type && 0 != count( get_page_templates() ) ) {
-		$template = !empty($post->page_template) ? $post->page_template : false;
-		?>
-<p><strong><?php _e('Template') ?></strong></p>
-<label class="screen-reader-text" for="page_template"><?php _e('Page Template') ?></label><select name="page_template" id="page_template">
-<option value='default'><?php _e('Default Template'); ?></option>
-<?php page_template_dropdown($template); ?>
-</select>
-<?php
-	} ?>
+	 ?>
 <p><strong><?php _e('Order') ?></strong></p>
 <p><label class="screen-reader-text" for="menu_order"><?php _e('Order') ?></label><input name="menu_order" type="text" size="4" id="menu_order" value="<?php echo esc_attr($post->menu_order) ?>" /></p>
 <p><?php if ( 'page' == $post->post_type ) _e( 'Need help? Use the Help tab in the upper right of your screen.' ); ?></p>