diff --git a/src/command_lint.cc b/src/command_lint.cc
index 0fbb4bfa..fbb2e262 100644
--- a/src/command_lint.cc
+++ b/src/command_lint.cc
@@ -296,6 +296,13 @@ auto sourcemeta::jsonschema::lint(const sourcemeta::core::Options &options)
   }
 
   if (output_json) {
+    std::sort(errors_array.as_array().begin(), errors_array.as_array().end(),
+              [](const sourcemeta::core::JSON &left,
+                 const sourcemeta::core::JSON &right) {
+                return left.at("position").front() <
+                       right.at("position").front();
+              });
+
     auto output_json_object = sourcemeta::core::JSON::make_object();
     output_json_object.assign("valid", sourcemeta::core::JSON{result});
 
diff --git a/test/lint/fail_lint_directory_json.sh b/test/lint/fail_lint_directory_json.sh
index 7a0b6ee0..ef59b2c6 100755
--- a/test/lint/fail_lint_directory_json.sh
+++ b/test/lint/fail_lint_directory_json.sh
@@ -42,16 +42,16 @@ cat << EOF > "$TMP/expected.json"
       "id": "enum_with_type",
       "message": "Setting \`type\` alongside \`enum\` is considered an anti-pattern, as the enumeration choices already imply their respective types",
       "description": null,
-      "schemaLocation": "/enum",
-      "position": [ 7, 3, 7, 33 ]
+      "schemaLocation": "/type",
+      "position": [ 6, 3, 6, 18 ]
     },
     {
       "path": "$(realpath "$TMP")/schemas/foo.json",
       "id": "enum_with_type",
       "message": "Setting \`type\` alongside \`enum\` is considered an anti-pattern, as the enumeration choices already imply their respective types",
       "description": null,
-      "schemaLocation": "/type",
-      "position": [ 6, 3, 6, 18 ]
+      "schemaLocation": "/enum",
+      "position": [ 7, 3, 7, 33 ]
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/test/lint/fail_lint_json.sh b/test/lint/fail_lint_json.sh
index 31e00624..2fbc7a93 100755
--- a/test/lint/fail_lint_json.sh
+++ b/test/lint/fail_lint_json.sh
@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@ cat << EOF > "$TMP/expected.json"
       "id": "enum_with_type",
       "message": "Setting \`type\` alongside \`enum\` is considered an anti-pattern, as the enumeration choices already imply their respective types",
       "description": null,
-      "schemaLocation": "/enum",
-      "position": [ 6, 3, 6, 19 ]
+      "schemaLocation": "/type",
+      "position": [ 5, 3, 5, 18 ]
     },
     {
       "path": "$(realpath "$TMP")/schema.json",
       "id": "enum_with_type",
       "message": "Setting \`type\` alongside \`enum\` is considered an anti-pattern, as the enumeration choices already imply their respective types",
       "description": null,
-      "schemaLocation": "/type",
-      "position": [ 5, 3, 5, 18 ]
+      "schemaLocation": "/enum",
+      "position": [ 6, 3, 6, 19 ]
     }
   ]
 }