diff --git a/google/cloud/firestore_v1/query.py b/google/cloud/firestore_v1/query.py
index 700493725f..7cabfcc5f9 100644
--- a/google/cloud/firestore_v1/query.py
+++ b/google/cloud/firestore_v1/query.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def get(
             for order in self._orders:
                 order.direction = _enum_from_direction(
                     self.DESCENDING
-                    if order.direction == self.ASCENDING
+                    if order.direction.name == self.ASCENDING
                     else self.ASCENDING
                 )
             self._limit_to_last = False