diff --git a/NameAndTypeResolver.cpp b/NameAndTypeResolver.cpp
index ba5ca1345..c67cd7279 100644
--- a/NameAndTypeResolver.cpp
+++ b/NameAndTypeResolver.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void NameAndTypeResolver::linearizeBaseContracts(ContractDefinition& _contract)
 {
 	// order in the lists is from derived to base
 	// list of lists to linearize, the last element is the list of direct bases
-	list<list<ContractDefinition const*>> input(1, {&_contract});
+	list<list<ContractDefinition const*>> input(1, {});
 	for (ASTPointer<InheritanceSpecifier> const& baseSpecifier: _contract.getBaseContracts())
 	{
 		ASTPointer<Identifier> baseName = baseSpecifier->getName();
@@ -119,14 +119,15 @@ void NameAndTypeResolver::linearizeBaseContracts(ContractDefinition& _contract)
 														baseName->getReferencedDeclaration());
 		if (!base)
 			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(baseName->createTypeError("Contract expected."));
-		// "push_back" has the effect that bases mentioned earlier can overwrite members of bases
-		// mentioned later
-		input.back().push_back(base);
+		// "push_front" has the effect that bases mentioned later can overwrite members of bases
+		// mentioned earlier
+		input.back().push_front(base);
 		vector<ContractDefinition const*> const& basesBases = base->getLinearizedBaseContracts();
 		if (basesBases.empty())
 			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(baseName->createTypeError("Definition of base has to precede definition of derived contract"));
 		input.push_front(list<ContractDefinition const*>(basesBases.begin(), basesBases.end()));
 	}
+	input.back().push_front(&_contract);
 	vector<ContractDefinition const*> result = cThreeMerge(input);
 	if (result.empty())
 		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(_contract.createTypeError("Linearization of inheritance graph impossible"));