diff --git a/backbone.js b/backbone.js
index 49c325868..1ab372443 100644
--- a/backbone.js
+++ b/backbone.js
@@ -1476,11 +1476,11 @@
     // order of the routes here to support behavior where the most general
     // routes can be defined at the bottom of the route map.
     _bindRoutes: function() {
+      var router = this;
       var routes = _.result(this, 'routes');
-      if (!routes) return;
-      for (var route in routes) {
-        this.route(route, routes[route]);
-      }
+      _.reduceRight(routes, function(_, callback, route) {
+        router.route(route, callback);
+      }, void 0);
     },
 
     // Convert a route string into a regular expression, suitable for matching
diff --git a/test/router.js b/test/router.js
index db2db909c..8cb0f38f3 100644
--- a/test/router.js
+++ b/test/router.js
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@
     });
 
     var router = new RouterExtended();
-    deepEqual({home: "root", index: "index.html", show: "show", search: "search"}, router.routes);
+    deepEqual({home: "root", index: "index.html", show: "show", search: "search"}, router.routes());
   });
 
   test("#2538 - hashChange to pushState only if both requested.", 0, function() {