diff --git a/lib/object.js b/lib/object.js
index adfc2b0..3f5f999 100644
--- a/lib/object.js
+++ b/lib/object.js
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ exports.extendNative = function() {
 extend(module.exports, ObjectExt);
 
 function cmp(a, b) {
-  if (a === b) return 0;
-  if (a < b) return -1;
   if (a > b) return 1;
+  if (a < b) return -1;
+  if (a === b) return 0;
   throw new Error('cannot effectively compare values');
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/string.js b/lib/string.js
index 5aba58b..47fa4af 100644
--- a/lib/string.js
+++ b/lib/string.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ exports.extendNative = function() {
 require('./object').extend(exports, StringExt);
 
 function cmp(a, b) {
-  if (a === b) return 0;
+  if (a > b) return 1;
   if (a < b) return -1;
-  return 1; // a > b
+  return 0;
 }