diff --git a/src/jit/flowgraph.cpp b/src/jit/flowgraph.cpp
index d03c6e379ab6..18e663f91b90 100644
--- a/src/jit/flowgraph.cpp
+++ b/src/jit/flowgraph.cpp
@@ -18685,10 +18685,10 @@ void Compiler::fgSetTreeSeqHelper(GenTree* tree, bool isLIR)
             break;
 
         case GT_INDEX_ADDR:
-            // Evaluate the index first, then the array address
-            assert((tree->gtFlags & GTF_REVERSE_OPS) != 0);
-            fgSetTreeSeqHelper(tree->AsIndexAddr()->Index(), isLIR);
+            // Evaluate the array first, then the index....
+            assert((tree->gtFlags & GTF_REVERSE_OPS) == 0);
             fgSetTreeSeqHelper(tree->AsIndexAddr()->Arr(), isLIR);
+            fgSetTreeSeqHelper(tree->AsIndexAddr()->Index(), isLIR);
             break;
 
         default:
diff --git a/src/jit/gentree.h b/src/jit/gentree.h
index 12bb9aaed8e9..e7e1a32bf30c 100644
--- a/src/jit/gentree.h
+++ b/src/jit/gentree.h
@@ -4257,8 +4257,7 @@ struct GenTreeIndexAddr : public GenTreeOp
             gtFlags |= GTF_INX_RNGCHK;
         }
 
-        // REVERSE_OPS is set because we must evaluate the index before the array address.
-        gtFlags |= GTF_EXCEPT | GTF_GLOB_REF | GTF_REVERSE_OPS;
+        gtFlags |= GTF_EXCEPT | GTF_GLOB_REF;
     }
 
 #if DEBUGGABLE_GENTREE
diff --git a/tests/src/JIT/Regression/JitBlue/GitHub_20040/GitHub_20040.cs b/tests/src/JIT/Regression/JitBlue/GitHub_20040/GitHub_20040.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4403273cd9c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/JIT/Regression/JitBlue/GitHub_20040/GitHub_20040.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+
+// GitHub 20040: operand ordering bug with GT_INDEX_ADDR
+// Requires minopts/tier0 to repro
+
+namespace GitHub_20040
+{
+    class Program
+    {
+        static int Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            var array = new byte[] {0x00, 0x01};
+            var reader = new BinaryTokenStreamReader(array);
+
+            var val = reader.ReadByte();
+
+            if (val == 0x01)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine("Pass");                
+                return 100;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine($"Fail: val=0x{val:x2}, expected 0x01");
+                return 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class BinaryTokenStreamReader
+    {
+        private readonly byte[] currentBuffer;
+
+        public BinaryTokenStreamReader(byte[] input)
+        {
+            this.currentBuffer = input;
+        }
+
+        byte[] CheckLength(out int offset)
+        {
+            // In the original code, this logic is more complicated.
+            // It's simplified here to demonstrate the bug.
+            offset = 1;
+            return currentBuffer;
+        }
+
+        public byte ReadByte()
+        {
+            int offset;
+            var buff = CheckLength(out offset);
+            return buff[offset];
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/src/JIT/Regression/JitBlue/GitHub_20040/GitHub_20040.csproj b/tests/src/JIT/Regression/JitBlue/GitHub_20040/GitHub_20040.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e191e01217e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/JIT/Regression/JitBlue/GitHub_20040/GitHub_20040.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), dir.props))\dir.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
+    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
+    <AssemblyName>$(MSBuildProjectName)</AssemblyName>
+    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
+    <ProjectGuid>{95DFC527-4DC1-495E-97D7-E94EE1F7140D}</ProjectGuid>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <ProjectTypeGuids>{786C830F-07A1-408B-BD7F-6EE04809D6DB};{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}</ProjectTypeGuids>
+    <SolutionDir Condition="$(SolutionDir) == '' Or $(SolutionDir) == '*Undefined*'">..\..\</SolutionDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <!-- Default configurations to help VS understand the configurations -->
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' "></PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' "></PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <CodeAnalysisDependentAssemblyPaths Condition=" '$(VS100COMNTOOLS)' != '' " Include="$(VS100COMNTOOLS)..\IDE\PrivateAssemblies">
+      <Visible>False</Visible>
+    </CodeAnalysisDependentAssemblyPaths>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <DebugType>None</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>True</Optimize>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="$(MSBuildProjectName).cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Service Include="{82A7F48D-3B50-4B1E-B82E-3ADA8210C358}" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), dir.targets))\dir.targets" />
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(MsBuildProjectDirOverride)' != '' "></PropertyGroup>
+</Project>