diff --git a/eeschema/netlist.cpp b/eeschema/netlist.cpp
index 54f28c83ae..cb8bef0cb7 100644
--- a/eeschema/netlist.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/netlist.cpp
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static bool evalLabelsPriority( const NETLIST_OBJECT* aLabel1,
     // and for a given path length, by alphabetic order
 
     if( aLabel1->m_Type == NET_PINLABEL || aLabel1->m_Type == NET_GLOBLABEL )
-        return aLabel1->m_Label.Cmp( aLabel2->m_Label );
+        return aLabel1->m_Label.Cmp( aLabel2->m_Label ) < 0;
 
     // not global: names are prefixed by their sheetpath
     // use name defined in higher hierarchical sheet