diff --git a/core/effects/effects.factor b/core/effects/effects.factor
index 235c2bcc89..28d16760fd 100644
--- a/core/effects/effects.factor
+++ b/core/effects/effects.factor
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ M: effect effect>string ( effect -- string )
 GENERIC: stack-effect ( word -- effect/f )
 
 M: word stack-effect
-    "inferred-effect" "declared-effect"
+    "declared-effect" "inferred-effect"
     [ word-prop ] bi-curry@ bi or ;
 
 M: effect clone