diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pydocstyle/rules/sections.rs b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pydocstyle/rules/sections.rs
index d5ed6b0d6d..3680dc3026 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pydocstyle/rules/sections.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pydocstyle/rules/sections.rs
@@ -294,18 +294,6 @@ pub fn sections(checker: &mut Checker, docstring: &Docstring, convention: Option
             // (e.g., "Returns", "Raises"). Break ties by checking for the presence of some of the
             // section names that are unique to each convention.
 
-            // If the docstring contains `Args:` or `Arguments:`, use the Google convention.
-            let google_sections = section_contexts(&lines, &SectionStyle::Google);
-            if google_sections
-                .iter()
-                .any(|context| matches!(context.kind, SectionKind::Arguments | SectionKind::Args))
-            {
-                for context in &google_sections {
-                    google_section(checker, docstring, context);
-                }
-                return;
-            }
-
             // If the docstring contains `Parameters:` or `Other Parameters:`, use the NumPy
             // convention.
             let numpy_sections = section_contexts(&lines, &SectionStyle::Numpy);
@@ -321,6 +309,18 @@ pub fn sections(checker: &mut Checker, docstring: &Docstring, convention: Option
                 return;
             }
 
+            // If the docstring contains `Args:` or `Arguments:`, use the Google convention.
+            let google_sections = section_contexts(&lines, &SectionStyle::Google);
+            if google_sections
+                .iter()
+                .any(|context| matches!(context.kind, SectionKind::Arguments | SectionKind::Args))
+            {
+                for context in &google_sections {
+                    google_section(checker, docstring, context);
+                }
+                return;
+            }
+
             // Otherwise, use whichever convention matched more sections.
             if google_sections.len() > numpy_sections.len() {
                 for context in &google_sections {