diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el b/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el
index 0a3a49d868..b6c0975857 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el
@@ -191,12 +191,12 @@ Must be greater than 1."
   :type 'integer)
 
 (defcustom ispell-program-name
-  (or (executable-find "aspell")
-      (executable-find "ispell")
+  ;; Enchant is commonly installed as `enchant-2', so use this
+  ;; name and avoid old versions of `enchant'.
+  (or (executable-find "enchant-2")
       (executable-find "hunspell")
-      ;; Enchant is commonly installed as `enchant-2', so use this
-      ;; name and avoid old versions of `enchant'.
-      (executable-find "enchant-2")
+      (executable-find "aspell")
+      (executable-find "ispell")
       "ispell")
   "Program invoked by \\[ispell-word] and \\[ispell-region] commands."
   :type 'string

