diff --git a/components/codetools/codecache.pas b/components/codetools/codecache.pas
index d826ac7b5e..9c5eda24b1 100644
--- a/components/codetools/codecache.pas
+++ b/components/codetools/codecache.pas
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ begin
   else if Pos1^.Y<Pos2^.Y then Result:=1
   else if Pos1^.Y>Pos2^.Y then Result:=-1
   else if Pos1^.X<Pos2^.X then Result:=1
-  else if Pos1^.Y<Pos2^.Y then Result:=-1
+  else if Pos1^.X>Pos2^.X then Result:=-1
   else Result:=0;
 end;