diff --git a/src/spec-configuration/containerFeaturesOrder.ts b/src/spec-configuration/containerFeaturesOrder.ts
index 18f449a0a..918dbe280 100644
--- a/src/spec-configuration/containerFeaturesOrder.ts
+++ b/src/spec-configuration/containerFeaturesOrder.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function optionsCompareTo(a: string | boolean | Record<string, string | boolean
 		const aKeys = Object.keys(a);
 		const bKeys = Object.keys(b);
 		if (aKeys.length !== bKeys.length) {
-			return aKeys.length - bKeys.length;
+			return bKeys.length - aKeys.length;
 		}
 
 		aKeys.sort();
diff --git a/src/test/container-features/containerFeaturesOrder.test.ts b/src/test/container-features/containerFeaturesOrder.test.ts
index 8426a0946..5cd93bd55 100644
--- a/src/test/container-features/containerFeaturesOrder.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/container-features/containerFeaturesOrder.test.ts
@@ -154,10 +154,6 @@ describe('Feature Dependencies', function () {
             assert.deepStrictEqual(actual.length, 9);
             assert.deepStrictEqual(actual,
                 [
-                    {
-                        userFeatureId: './b',
-                        options: {}
-                    },
                     {
                         userFeatureId: './b',
                         options: {
@@ -186,6 +182,10 @@ describe('Feature Dependencies', function () {
                             optB: 'b'
                         }
                     },
+                    {
+                        userFeatureId: './b',
+                        options: {}
+                    },
                     {
                         userFeatureId: './d',
                         options: {}