diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/permission/next.ts b/packages/opencode/src/permission/next.ts
index 1e1df62a3ce9..f0814a3c321e 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/permission/next.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/permission/next.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,15 @@ export namespace PermissionNext {
 
   export function fromConfig(permission: Config.Permission) {
     const ruleset: Ruleset = []
-    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(permission)) {
+    // Process wildcard permission keys first so that specific tool rules
+    // (like "bash") always appear later and win via findLast.
+    // This prevents key ordering issues from mergeDeep where "*" can end up
+    // after specific tools in the object.
+    // See: https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode/issues/8832
+    const entries = Object.entries(permission)
+    const wildcards = entries.filter(([key]) => key.includes("*"))
+    const rest = entries.filter(([key]) => !key.includes("*"))
+    for (const [key, value] of [...wildcards, ...rest]) {
       if (typeof value === "string") {
         ruleset.push({
           permission: key,
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/agent/agent.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/agent/agent.test.ts
index 9f8de04f80c4..0f1b10cf36d4 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/agent/agent.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/agent/agent.test.ts
@@ -652,6 +652,19 @@ test("defaultAgent throws when default_agent points to non-existent agent", asyn
   })
 })
 
+test("root-level permission config is respected", () => {
+  // https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode/issues/8832
+  // User has { "permission": { "*": "ask", "bash": { "*": "ask", "ls *": "allow" } } }
+  // After config merging, key order may put "*" after "bash", so { *, *, ask }
+  // ends up after { bash, ls *, allow } in the ruleset. The specific bash rule
+  // should still win over the catch-all "*" rule.
+  const ruleset = PermissionNext.fromConfig({
+    bash: { "*": "ask", "ls *": "allow" },
+    "*": "ask",
+  })
+  expect(PermissionNext.evaluate("bash", "ls -la", ruleset).action).toBe("allow")
+})
+
 test("defaultAgent returns plan when build is disabled and default_agent not set", async () => {
   await using tmp = await tmpdir({
     config: {