diff --git a/dex-writer/src/main/java/com/googlecode/d2j/dex/writer/ev/EncodedValue.java b/dex-writer/src/main/java/com/googlecode/d2j/dex/writer/ev/EncodedValue.java
index b655fc386..307be486c 100644
--- a/dex-writer/src/main/java/com/googlecode/d2j/dex/writer/ev/EncodedValue.java
+++ b/dex-writer/src/main/java/com/googlecode/d2j/dex/writer/ev/EncodedValue.java
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ public int compareTo(EncodedValue o) {
             case VALUE_METHOD_HANDLE:
             case VALUE_METHOD_TYPE:
                 if (value instanceof Comparable) {
-                    return ((Comparable) value).compareTo(value);
+                    return ((Comparable) value).compareTo(o.value);
                 } else {
                     throw new RuntimeException();
                 }