diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
index 2a4d246d3..2d4cf9cf7 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ pub fn file_picker(root: PathBuf) -> Picker<PathBuf> {
         files.take(MAX).collect()
     };
 
-    files.sort_by_key(|file| file.1);
+    files.sort_by_key(|file| std::cmp::Reverse(file.1));
 
     let files = files.into_iter().map(|(path, _)| path).collect();