diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/LicensesCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/LicensesCommand.php
index 2147e3aef..dd0de2d8a 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/LicensesCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/LicensesCommand.php
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ EOT
                 }
 
                 // Sort licenses so that the most used license will appear first
-                arsort($dependencies, SORT_NUMERIC);
+                arsort($usedLicenses, SORT_NUMERIC);
 
                 $rows = array();
                 foreach ($usedLicenses as $usedLicense => $numberOfDependencies) {