diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/gotoError/markerNavigationService.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/gotoError/markerNavigationService.ts
index d9213a66ce6..a8c27316ee4 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/gotoError/markerNavigationService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/gotoError/markerNavigationService.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export class MarkerList {
 			this._resourceFilter = resourceFilter;
 		}
 
-		const compareOrder = this._configService.getValue<string>('problems.compareOrder');
+		const compareOrder = this._configService.getValue<string>('problems.sortOrder');
 		const compareMarker = (a: IMarker, b: IMarker): number => {
 			let res = compare(a.resource.toString(), b.resource.toString());
 			if (compareOrder === 'position') {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/markers/browser/markers.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/markers/browser/markers.contribution.ts
index 073988a4dcf..4649c94978c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/markers/browser/markers.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/markers/browser/markers.contribution.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Registry.as<IConfigurationRegistry>(Extensions.Configuration).registerConfigurat
 			'type': 'boolean',
 			'default': false
 		},
-		'problems.compareOrder': {
+		'problems.sortOrder': {
 			'description': Messages.PROBLEMS_PANEL_CONFIGURATION_COMPARE_ORDER,
 			'type': 'string',
 			'default': 'severity',