diff --git a/src/kex.c b/src/kex.c
index 2e963bbb..09659022 100644
--- a/src/kex.c
+++ b/src/kex.c
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ static const char *default_methods[] = {
   HOSTKEYS,
   AES BLOWFISH DES,
   AES BLOWFISH DES,
-  "hmac-sha1,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512",
-  "hmac-sha1,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512",
+  "hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha1",
+  "hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha1",
   "none",
   "none",
   "",
@@ -109,9 +109,8 @@ static const char *supported_methods[] = {
   HOSTKEYS,
   AES BLOWFISH DES_SUPPORTED,
   AES BLOWFISH DES_SUPPORTED,
-  "hmac-sha1,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512",
-  "hmac-sha1,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512",
-  ZLIB,
+  "hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha1",
+  "hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha1",
   ZLIB,
   "",
   "",