diff --git a/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/graph/dominators/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/graph/dominators/mod.rs
index 07b1ace2189..fb2a22e94a5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/graph/dominators/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/graph/dominators/mod.rs
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ impl<Node: Idx> Dominators<Node> {
     /// of two unrelated nodes will also be consistent, but otherwise the order has no
     /// meaning.) This method cannot be used to determine if either Node dominates the other.
     pub fn rank_partial_cmp(&self, lhs: Node, rhs: Node) -> Option<Ordering> {
-        self.post_order_rank[lhs].partial_cmp(&self.post_order_rank[rhs])
+        self.post_order_rank[rhs].partial_cmp(&self.post_order_rank[lhs])
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/spans.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/spans.rs
index 9f842c929dc..c5434840453 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/spans.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/spans.rs
@@ -341,11 +341,11 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CoverageSpans<'a, 'tcx> {
                     if a.is_in_same_bcb(b) {
                         Some(Ordering::Equal)
                     } else {
-                        // Sort equal spans by dominator relationship, in reverse order (so
-                        // dominators always come after the dominated equal spans). When later
-                        // comparing two spans in order, the first will either dominate the second,
-                        // or they will have no dominator relationship.
-                        self.basic_coverage_blocks.dominators().rank_partial_cmp(b.bcb, a.bcb)
+                        // Sort equal spans by dominator relationship (so dominators always come
+                        // before the dominated equal spans). When later comparing two spans in
+                        // order, the first will either dominate the second, or they will have no
+                        // dominator relationship.
+                        self.basic_coverage_blocks.dominators().rank_partial_cmp(a.bcb, b.bcb)
                     }
                 } else {
                     // Sort hi() in reverse order so shorter spans are attempted after longer spans.