diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el b/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el
index 1d28de7..1daec44 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@
 ;; cause an error; and one of the other spelling engines below is
 ;; almost certainly installed in any case, for enchant to use.
 (defcustom ispell-program-name
-  (or (executable-find "aspell")
+  (or (executable-find "hunspell")
+      (executable-find "aspell")
       (executable-find "ispell")
-      (executable-find "hunspell")
       "ispell")
   "Program invoked by \\[ispell-word] and \\[ispell-region] commands."
   :type 'string