diff --git a/tinygrad/device.py b/tinygrad/device.py
index cb6143b972..46e528bb6f 100644
--- a/tinygrad/device.py
+++ b/tinygrad/device.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class _Device:
   def DEFAULT(self) -> str:
     device_from_env: Optional[str] = functools.reduce(lambda val, ele: ele if getenv(ele) == 1 else val, self._devices, None)   # type: ignore
     if device_from_env: return device_from_env
-    for device in ["METAL", "CUDA", "HIP", "GPU"]:
+    for device in ["METAL", "HIP", "CUDA", "GPU"]:
       try:
         if self[device]: return device
       except Exception: pass