diff --git a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/private/manual-history.rkt b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/private/manual-history.rkt
index 05bda39b..c08283ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/private/manual-history.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/private/manual-history.rkt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
               (car from))))
      (para
       #:style (style "SHistory" (list scheme-properties))
-      (for/list ([e (in-list (sort es (lambda (a b) (version<? b a))
+      (for/list ([e (in-list (sort es (lambda (a b) (version<? a b))
                                    #:key history-entry-vers))]
                  [i (in-naturals)])
         (define vers (history-entry-vers e))