diff --git a/source/libs/parser/src/parTranslater.c b/source/libs/parser/src/parTranslater.c
index 554dc7cce8..38118c03f8 100644
--- a/source/libs/parser/src/parTranslater.c
+++ b/source/libs/parser/src/parTranslater.c
@@ -6596,7 +6596,10 @@ typedef struct SProjColPos {
 } SProjColPos;
 
 static int32_t projColPosCompar(const void* l, const void* r) {
-  return ((SProjColPos*)l)->colId > ((SProjColPos*)r)->colId;
+  if (((SProjColPos*)l)->colId < ((SProjColPos*)r)->colId) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+  return ((SProjColPos*)l)->colId == ((SProjColPos*)r)->colId ? 0 : 1;
 }
 
 static void projColPosDelete(void* p) { nodesDestroyNode(((SProjColPos*)p)->pProj); }