diff --git a/lib/dm-core/query.rb b/lib/dm-core/query.rb
index df9da306..fb6fd17e 100644
--- a/lib/dm-core/query.rb
+++ b/lib/dm-core/query.rb
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ def normalize_links
 
       @links.clear
 
-      while link = links.shift
+      while link = links.pop
         relationship = case link
           when Symbol, String             then @relationships[link]
           when Associations::Relationship then link
@@ -961,6 +961,7 @@ def normalize_links
           @links << relationship
         end
       end
+      @links.reverse!
     end
 
     # Append conditions to this Query