diff --git a/lldb/source/Host/common/Editline.cpp b/lldb/source/Host/common/Editline.cpp
index 6d82a9826b393..f73255d322409 100644
--- a/lldb/source/Host/common/Editline.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Host/common/Editline.cpp
@@ -99,18 +99,24 @@ bool IsOnlySpaces(const EditLineStringType &content) {
 
 static int GetOperation(HistoryOperation op) {
   // The naming used by editline for the history operations is counter
-  // intuitive to how it's used here.
+  // intuitive to how it's used in LLDB's editline implementation.
+  //
+  //  - The H_LAST returns the oldest entry in the history.
   //
   //  - The H_PREV operation returns the previous element in the history, which
   //    is newer than the current one.
   //
+  //  - The H_CURR returns the current entry in the history.
+  //
   //  - The H_NEXT operation returns the next element in the history, which is
   //    older than the current one.
   //
+  //  - The H_FIRST returns the most recent entry in the history.
+  //
   // The naming of the enum entries match the semantic meaning.
   switch(op) {
     case HistoryOperation::Oldest:
-      return H_FIRST;
+      return H_LAST;
     case HistoryOperation::Older:
       return H_NEXT;
     case HistoryOperation::Current:
@@ -118,7 +124,7 @@ static int GetOperation(HistoryOperation op) {
     case HistoryOperation::Newer:
       return H_PREV;
     case HistoryOperation::Newest:
-      return H_LAST;
+      return H_FIRST;
   }
   llvm_unreachable("Fully covered switch!");
 }