diff --git a/cmd/dep/status.go b/cmd/dep/status.go
index 24f100f9..e995277b 100644
--- a/cmd/dep/status.go
+++ b/cmd/dep/status.go
@@ -830,4 +830,4 @@ type byProject []projectConstraint
 
 func (p byProject) Len() int           { return len(p) }
 func (p byProject) Swap(i, j int)      { p[i], p[j] = p[j], p[i] }
-func (p byProject) Less(i, j int) bool { return p[i].Project > p[j].Project }
+func (p byProject) Less(i, j int) bool { return p[i].Project < p[j].Project }
diff --git a/cmd/dep/status_test.go b/cmd/dep/status_test.go
index 140a6425..c65ed0c6 100644
--- a/cmd/dep/status_test.go
+++ b/cmd/dep/status_test.go
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ func TestCollectConstraints(t *testing.T) {
 					{"github.com/darkowlzz/deptest-project-2", ver1},
 				},
 				"github.com/sdboyer/deptest": []projectConstraint{
-					{"github.com/darkowlzz/deptest-project-2", ver08},
 					{"github.com/darkowlzz/deptest-project-1", ver1},
+					{"github.com/darkowlzz/deptest-project-2", ver08},
 				},
 			},
 		},