diff --git a/include/decl.h b/include/decl.h
index a1192640b..446d4937b 100644
--- a/include/decl.h
+++ b/include/decl.h
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ enum movementdirs {
     DIR_SE,
     DIR_S,
     DIR_SW,
-    DIR_UP,
     DIR_DOWN,
+    DIR_UP,
 
     N_DIRS_Z
 };
diff --git a/src/decl.c b/src/decl.c
index b28819ef2..796079961 100644
--- a/src/decl.c
+++ b/src/decl.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ NEARDATA long yn_number = 0L;
 
 const char disclosure_options[] = "iavgco";
 
-/* x/y/z deltas for the 10 movement directions (8 compass pts, 2 up/down) */
+/* x/y/z deltas for the 10 movement directions (8 compass pts, 2 down/up) */
 const schar xdir[N_DIRS_Z] = { -1, -1,  0,  1,  1,  1,  0, -1, 0,  0 };
 const schar ydir[N_DIRS_Z] = {  0, -1, -1, -1,  0,  1,  1,  1, 0,  0 };
 const schar zdir[N_DIRS_Z] = {  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0, 1, -1 };