diff --git a/src/backends/meta-input-mapper.c b/src/backends/meta-input-mapper.c
index ffbe2dd37..c0a32a382 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-input-mapper.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-input-mapper.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static int
 sort_by_score (DeviceMatch *match1,
                DeviceMatch *match2)
 {
-  return (int) match1->score - match2->score;
+  return (int) match2->score - match1->score;
 }
 
 static void