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diff --git a/ghc/InteractiveUI.hs b/ghc/InteractiveUI.hs
index 306213302d..2685377500 100644
--- a/ghc/InteractiveUI.hs
+++ b/ghc/InteractiveUI.hs
@@ -848,8 +848,11 @@ lookupCommand' str' = do
macros <- readIORef macros_ref
let{ (str, cmds) = case str' of
':' : rest -> (rest, builtin_commands)
- _ -> (str', macros ++ builtin_commands) }
+ _ -> (str', builtin_commands ++ macros) }
-- look for exact match first, then the first prefix match
+ -- We consider builtin commands first: since new macros are appended
+ -- on the *end* of the macros list, this is consistent with the view
+ -- that things defined earlier should take precedence. See also #3858
return $ case [ c | c <- cmds, str == cmdName c ] of
c:_ -> Just c
[] -> case [ c | c@(s,_,_) <- cmds, str `isPrefixOf` s ] of