diff --git a/lib/buffer.js b/lib/buffer.js
index 65f488635d0..686c072e84e 100644
--- a/lib/buffer.js
+++ b/lib/buffer.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Buffer.compare = function compare(a, b) {
       !(b instanceof Buffer))
     throw new TypeError('Arguments must be Buffers');
 
-  return internal.compare(b, a);
+  return internal.compare(a, b);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/test/simple/test-buffer.js b/test/simple/test-buffer.js
index 095551b7dbf..140fd0b4c64 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-buffer.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-buffer.js
@@ -1048,10 +1048,10 @@ assert.equal(c.compare(d), 1);
 assert.equal(d.compare(b), 1);
 assert.equal(b.compare(d), -1);
 
-assert.equal(Buffer.compare(b, c), 1);
-assert.equal(Buffer.compare(c, d), -1);
-assert.equal(Buffer.compare(d, b), -1);
-assert.equal(Buffer.compare(b, d), 1);
+assert.equal(Buffer.compare(b, c), -1);
+assert.equal(Buffer.compare(c, d), 1);
+assert.equal(Buffer.compare(d, b), 1);
+assert.equal(Buffer.compare(b, d), -1);
 
 assert.throws(function() {
   var b = new Buffer(1);