diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/dependencies.go b/pkg/chartutil/dependencies.go
index e01b95bf7..d2e7d6dc9 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/dependencies.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/dependencies.go
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func processImportValues(c *chart.Chart) error {
 	}
 
 	// set the new values
-	c.Values = CoalesceTables(cvals, b)
+	c.Values = CoalesceTables(b, cvals)
 
 	return nil
 }