diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index 18bf95f240820..b465de0580891 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ def versioned_formulae
       Formula[path.basename(".rb").to_s]
     rescue FormulaUnavailableError
       nil
-    end.compact.sort
+    end.compact.sort_by(&:version).reverse
   end
 
   # A named Resource for the currently active {SoftwareSpec}.