diff --git a/qemu/scripts/qapi.py b/qemu/scripts/qapi.py
index d8ef7d06..61e97087 100644
--- a/qemu/scripts/qapi.py
+++ b/qemu/scripts/qapi.py
@@ -1684,7 +1684,7 @@ class QAPISchema(object):
                 assert False
 
     def check(self):
-        for ent in self._entity_dict.values():
+        for (name, ent) in sorted(self._entity_dict.items()):
             ent.check(self)
 
     def visit(self, visitor):