diff --git a/avy.el b/avy.el
index b1c9326..c78e0c8 100644
--- a/avy.el
+++ b/avy.el
@@ -1149,11 +1149,11 @@ This function obeys `avy-all-windows' setting."
                             (push ov overlays)
                             (overlay-put ov 'window (selected-window))
                             (overlay-put ov 'face 'avy-goto-char-timer-face))))))))))
-          (mapcar (lambda (ov)
-                    (cons (cons (overlay-start ov)
-                                (overlay-end ov))
-                          (overlay-get ov 'window)))
-                  overlays))
+          (nreverse (mapcar (lambda (ov)
+                              (cons (cons (overlay-start ov)
+                                          (overlay-end ov))
+                                    (overlay-get ov 'window)))
+                            overlays)))
       (dolist (ov overlays)
         (delete-overlay ov)))))